larval

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"What surprised me most was the differences showed up even at the larval stage," Chong-Echavez said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Rolling off the bed in a silicon sleep cocoon, Grace gradually evolves from a wriggling larval stage into a fully upright, walking and talking smarty-pants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

After being exposed to the stress of starvation and physical injury, the comb jellies in Soto-Angel’s care reverted back to a cydippid larval stage.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

These are the larval stages of caddis flies, stoneflies, and mayflies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson