hypermetamorphosis
Noun
Meaning
A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
apathy
docility
placidity
hyperphagia
hypersexuality
hyperorality
visual agnosia
memory impairment
emotional blunting
kluver-bucy syndrome
disinhibited behavior
hyperorality syndrome
oral exploratory behavior
psychic blindness
temporal lobe syndrome
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In some species, the pupa may go through all four forms during its development, called hypermetamorphosis (for example, Meloidae ).
Larvae of Stichotrema dallatorreanurn Hofeneder from Papua New Guinea were found to enter their orthopteran host's tarsus (foot). citation Once inside the host, they undergo hypermetamorphosis and become a less mobile, legless larval form.