larva

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Those offspring hibernate over winter as larvae - caterpillars - in a communal silken web called a hibernaculum.

From BBC

He had observed that leptocephali larvae varied in size and deduced that the smaller they were, the nearer they would be from spawning areas.

From Salon

Research has shown that astaxanthin has a significant impact on reproductive performance in many different fish species, like egg production and quality, sperm quality, fertilization rate and survival of newly hatched larvae.

From Salon

From an oblong microscopic blob of larva with nothing more than a stomach, esophagus and mouth floating around in canning jars, the baby stars grow sticky “landing pads” for their eventual descent to the bottom.

From Seattle Times

They’re growing out of a butterfly larva, now dead, that had buried itself in the soil to pupate.

From Seattle Times