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
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
Sea stars begin life as fertilized eggs that hatch into a free-floating larva.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023
Taylor dropped the larva into Adina’s open palm.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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