Leaf-footed bug hatchlings

These young bugs just came out of their eggs. Before they are born, their bodies have to conform to the eggshells, but once they hatch, they will expand to quite a bigger size. To get that, the insect's skin needs to be pliant to conform to the it's new dimensions. When the insect is ready to hatch (or molt) its heart rate increases, pumping hemolymph to the new tissues, making the insect to "inflate". The same proteins that caused the insect's body expansion trigger a secondary process that, on time, will harden and give color to the insect's new skin, in a process similar to leather tanning. The last molting process of a leaf-footed bug can be seen here: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1230676005. And an adult insect can be seen here: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1756503984.