larva
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"Witnessing how they slowly transition to a typical cydippid larva as if they were going back in time, was simply fascinating," Soto-Angel said in a statement.
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
I don’t realize I’m checking my palms for creeping lesions, eruptions called cutaneous larva migrans, until Grandma gives me The Eye-Roll.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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