larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Dr Smith said this might have been caused by high concentrations of phosphorus in the ocean where this larva briefly lived and died.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
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
The weird thing is, the larva cannot produce carminic acid on its own.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2024
The young wasp, hatching as a larva, feeds on the paralyzed grub and destroys it.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
When he opened up the shop Friday morning, Ramirez said, he found larvae on the sidewalk and nearby trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That shift matched the insects' normal progression from nursing larvae inside the nest to gathering food outside it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
After dark, the larvae rise toward the surface to feed, although they must first pass through large numbers of fish waiting to eat them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The larvae can alter the pH of the sac walls, causing the resilin to expand or contract.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
It would be banal to recall that phthiriasis is caused by lice, and that certain larvae of Diptera, such as the cestrids, may occasion the disease called myasis.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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