The eggs hatch two weeks later producing the 6
legged nymph stage.
During its two - year life cycle, the tick transforms from egg to six - legged larva to eight -
legged nymph to adult.
Larvae molt into eight -
legged nymphs, during which time they are no bigger than a poppy seed.
Eggs hatch into tiny six - legged larvae that suck blood, drop off the host to molt into eight -
legged nymphs, and again seek a blood meal before dropping off the host and molting into the adult stage.
Spindle - shaped eggs hatch into small, six - legged larvae, which molt into eight -
legged nymphs, and then into eight - legged adults.
Not exact matches
The Demodex life cycle has 4 stages: (1) egg (fusiform or lemon shaped), (2) larva (3 pairs of
legs), (3)
nymph (4 pairs of
legs), and (4) adult (4 pairs of
legs and breastplates) 2 (FIGURES 1 and 2).
They hatch from eggs into a larva (the only stage where they have six
legs), eat, molt into a
nymph, eat, and then molt into the adult stage.