larval

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Larval thimble jellyfish in Florida: Larvae that get under people’s bathing suit sting their skin and cause “seabather’s eruption,” an itchy rash.

From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2022

Larval fish are eating tiny pieces of plastic in the waters off Hawaii.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2019

"The hut took on an archaic far-Pacific look with Easter Island heads carved in the support posts…. Larval beings passed before my eyes in a blue haze."

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2015

Larval stages—nauplius and zoea—are seen in the early development of crustaceans.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Larval ixodid ticks were found on specimens of P. b. cansensis.

From Natural History of the Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii) in Kansas With Description of a New Subspecies by Long, Charles A.