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For many years, scientists believed the recipe for creating a queen honeybee was straightforward: give a developing larva plenty of royal jelly, and it becomes the colony's ruler.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Dr Smith said this might have been caused by high concentrations of phosphorus in the ocean where this larva briefly lived and died.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024

A doctor without firsthand knowledge of Kennedy's medical history told the Times that details described in the deposition pointed to a pork tapeworm larva.

From Salon ● May 8, 2024

Shortly after eating foliage coated with this toxin the larva suffers paralysis, stops feeding, and soon dies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Madrone is very similar and is a host species for varied larvae species,” Miller said, “which strawberry tree will never be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

She added that it was not until she got closer to the ring binders that she could see "hexagonal cells where the larvae would have been".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

The fossil record includes spiders, flies, wasps or beetles, insect larvae, crustaceans, vertebrates such as fish and amphibians, and a remarkable diversity of plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

This prolongs the period the larvae must spend in the hazardous world of the plankton and so decreases the chance they will live to adulthood.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson