Also for those wondering, I like to headcanon that changeling queens go through the same evolution, but they have two additional stages after the fifth one: a 3rd pupa stage (which I call Omega) and the final stage where they emerge as a full-grown queen.
The second pupa would not be neccesary, as nynphs are virtually the same as adults just smaller.
I’d like to think they grow by molting, like real life insects.
A second one would make sense for queens, as they are significantly different from drones.
I’d like to think they grow by molting, like real life insects.
A second one would make sense for queens, as they are significantly different from drones.