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A dragonfly in its final moult, undergoing metamorphosis, it begins transforming from its nymph form to an adult. Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. [1]
Metamorphosis in Greek Myths. Oxford, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-814730-9. Galinsky, Karl (1975). Ovid's Metamorphoses: an introduction to the basic aspects. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02848-7.
Hypermetamorphosis, or heteromorphosis, [1] is a term used mainly in entomology; it refers to a class of variants of holometabolism, that is to say, complete insect metamorphosis. Hypermetamorphosis is exceptional in that some instars, usually larval instars, are functionally and visibly distinct from the rest. The differences between such ...
Hummus is a common dip in Egypt where it is eaten with pita, [33] and frequently flavored with cumin or other spices. [32] [33] [34] In the Levant, hummus has long been a staple food, often served as a warm dish, with bread for breakfast, lunch or dinner. All of the ingredients in hummus are easily found in gardens, farms and markets, thus ...
Published under the title La Métamorphose d'Ovide figurée (The Illustrated Metamorphosis of Ovid) by the Maison Tournes (1542–1567) in Lyon, it is the result of a collaboration between the publisher Jean de Tournes and Bernard Salomon, an important 16th-century engraver.
The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung), also translated as The Transformation, [1] is a novella by Franz Kafka published in 1915.One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. "monstrous vermin") and struggles to adjust to ...
PepsiCo, active in the fresh dips market for over 15 years, helped establish Sabra and Obela, with Sabra now leading the U.S. hummus market with $400 million in retail sales.
The metamorphosis exhibited in frogs is one of the many examples of the ontogenetic niche shifting. Ontogenetic niche shift (abbreviated ONS ) [ 1 ] is an ecological phenomenon where an organism (usually an animal) changes its diet or habitat during its ontogeny (development). [ 2 ]