You Call This, Complete Metamorphosis?

Crumby takes great pride in, plus enjoys his status as, an average amateur entomologist. But once in a great while something comes along that shakes Crumby’s average self-appreciation. Like this little vermin(Labioderma clivicollis).

Espying this little vermin for the first time Crumby said out loud to himself. Hey, this must be a leaf beetle larva. That’s because this vermin has plenty of leaf beetle gestaldt. But hold it! Leaf beetles larva should not resemble adult leaf beetles this much. It’s not fair. You call this, complete metamorphosis?

Apparently, several different ones of the leaf beetles do, however, do this. The famous Colorado potato beetle is another example.

Look what they do when you spook or torture them in captivity. How pitiful is that?