Small Milkweed Bug Nymph Heading Down

Would you just LOOK at how CUTE this little guy is?!!! Can you say ADORABLE?!!! AWWWWWW, such a sweetie pie! :) This darling baby, which is only the size of a grain of rice, comes festively dressed in orange with red stripes! And, if you look closely, you can see his internal organs because the sun is shining right through his tiny little body! :D

Did you know that most insects go through dramatic changes as they grow from egg to adult?! In fact, this is one of the reasons its so difficult to identify many insects! (For example, would you have ever guessed that this little guy wasn't an adult already? And would you ever imagine it would change into a bug so completely different in shape, size and pattern?!) Also, many insects have several names because they were assumed to be adults at the stage they were named! If you would like to see a very nice picture showing the life cycle of a Milkweed Bug, here is a link: Aggie Shuttle: Milkweed Bug Life Cycle