1- Look at illustrations 1 and 2 by Maria Sibylla Merian.
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| Figure 1 | Figure 2 |
2- Describe what you see in each one.
3- Explain why arthropods moult during the development of the individual.
4- Activity: Raise silkworms (Bombyx mori) that you can get from a friend. You will need mulberry leaves to feed them. Observe, draw and photograph each of the stages of the metamorphosis of this insect.

