larva

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"Over several weeks, they not only reshaped their morphological features, but also had a completely different feeding behavior, typical of a cydippid larva."

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

It has set its sights on a bizarre-looking insect larva known as the mealybug ladybird, which sports a coat of white, waxy filaments that resembles fleece.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024

"Especially the ascidian larva is an ideal model for understanding early vertebrate development."

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

It looks like the larva of a butterfly.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

Hooper stood very still, turning the pencil round and round inside the sharpener, and watching the shaving of wood uncurl itself out of the side, like a moth emerging from the larva.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill