Metamorphosis
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4.3 • 347 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation. Some insects, amphibians, molluscs, crustaceans, Cnidarians, echinoderms and tunicates undergo metamorphosis, which is usually accompanied by a change of habitat or behavior.
Scientific usage of the term is exclusive, and is not applied to general aspects of cell growth, including rapid growth spurts. References to "metamorphosis" in mammals are imprecise and only colloquial, but historically idealist ideas of transformation and monadology, as in Goethe's Metamorphosis of Plants, influenced the development of ideas of evolution.
Customer Reviews
this kafka guy
the feeling of abandonment after your role is finished is a true feeling that many are afraid of, i’m sure kafka went through something similar
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
At first, such a creepy book. But as it progresses, one sees the bigger picture. I now know what the expression “Kafkaesque” means.