larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
As the ants start to attack, the larva tenses its muscles and expels a drop of bright red fluid known as hemolymph.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
When the egg hatches, the larva uses the ball as a nursery, eating the ball from the inside out, shaving off layers to keep the ball intact.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024
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
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