Heteromorphosis

Heteromorphosis is a phenomenon in which the same species of organisms exhibits different forms, which may be associated with different environmental conditions. Heteromorphoses can appear in different parts of the body, such as size, shape, color, structure, etc.

For example, some species of insects have two different forms - one in the form of a winged individual and the other in the form of a wingless individual. This is because wingless individuals can live in wetter conditions, where they can use their flightless forms for protection from predators or to find food.

Heteromorphoses can also occur in plants. For example, plants can have different leaf shapes - some leaves can be large and wide, others small and narrow. This allows plants to adapt to different environmental conditions such as light, humidity and temperature.

In addition, heteromorphosis can occur in animals, for example, snakes have different body shapes - some snakes can be thin and flexible, others thick and heavy. This helps them adapt to different types of prey and hunting conditions.

In general, heteromorphosis is an important phenomenon for the evolution of organisms, which allows them to adapt to different environmental conditions.

Heteromorphosis (neoteny) is the phenomenon of the appearance in some insects of an additional pair of wings during life after the removal of their main pair. This process can occur either independently or only under the influence of artificial selection.

Neotenism (or heteromorphism, not to be confused with the Heteromorphic nervous system) is inherently simple. Insects at the larval stage retain the 3rd pair of thoracic legs, but in the adult