larva
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Each mite larva measures about 500 micrometers, or half a millimeter.
From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026
"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
It looks like the larva of a butterfly.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023
Taylor dropped the larva into Adina’s open palm.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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