larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Witnessing how they slowly transition to a typical cydippid larva as if they were going back in time, was simply fascinating," Soto-Angel said in a statement.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
The weird thing is, the larva cannot produce carminic acid on its own.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2024
It looks like the larva of a butterfly.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
A caterpillar, or butterfly larva, is an eating machine.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Natural Resources Wales said the habitat allowed wet sedges to grow - which is the only food source for the Bog Grass Moth's larvae.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Despite major damage to epithelial tissue, the larvae were able to regenerate fully functional wings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
New World screwworm differs sharply from most fly larvae.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The chemical has also destroyed some important insect predators and so has caused an increase in the tortricids — small, stout-bodied moths whose larvae scar the surface of the bananas.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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