Life Cycle of a Darkling Beetle

(mealworm)Elizabeth Driggers

FactsAs a mealworm grows, it spends time in

4 stages.

ConceptsA mealworm grows from an egg into a larva, then a pupa, and finally an adult Darling Beetle.

ProcessHere are some more detailed images showing the process from mealworm to beetle.

ProcedureWatch a pupa turn into a Darkling Beetle.

PrincipleCheck out this time lapse video to see how a mealworm changes in its life cycle.

Resources• Fact Slide:

http://lhsfoss.org/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/tenebriobeetles.html

• Concept Slide: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/beetles/mealworm/mealwormlifecycle.shtml

• Procedure Slide: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rK_No-33XAA/TfUpjiBZSlI/AAAAAAAATbU/P4YXGawxWyU/s1600/MealwormLifecycle.jpg

• Process Slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn46HhdNS-w&feature=fvwrel

• Principle Slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1p3ckx16w