larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Each mite larva measures about 500 micrometers, or half a millimeter.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
A doctor without firsthand knowledge of Kennedy's medical history told the Times that details described in the deposition pointed to a pork tapeworm larva.
From Salon ● May 8, 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
And while they argued if Carver rhymed with larva, I saw pictures of my Temptations-whistling, dimpled, smiling father sitting in the RKO movie theater munching on popcorn with his arm around Miss Marva Hendrix’s shoulders.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The larvae can reach an impressive five inches in length, while the adult beetles do not feed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Because the larvae remain near plant roots, they are difficult to locate and study.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Madrone is very similar and is a host species for varied larvae species,” Miller said, “which strawberry tree will never be.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
She added that it was not until she got closer to the ring binders that she could see "hexagonal cells where the larvae would have been".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In addition, hunter-gatherers frequently shift camp and leave behind their own piles of feces with accumulated microbes and worm larvae.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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