Metamorphosisisabiologicalprocessbywhichananimalphysicallydevelopsafterbirthorhatching,involvingaconspicuousandrelativelyabruptchangeintheanimal'sbodystructurethroughcellgrowthanddifferentiation.Someinsects,amphibians,molluscs,crustaceans,Cnidarians,echinodermsandtunicatesundergometamorphosis,whichisusuallyaccompaniedbyachangeofhabitatorbehavior.
TheMetamorphosis(inGerman,DieVerwandlung,“TheTransformation”)isanovellabyFranzKafka,firstpublishedin1915,andarguablythemostfamousofhisworksalongwiththelongerworksTheTrialandTheCastle.Thestorybeginswithatravelingsalesman,GregorSamsa,wakingtofindhimselftransformedintoagiant“monstrousvermin……