larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
"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
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
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
Natural Resources Wales said the habitat allowed wet sedges to grow - which is the only food source for the Bog Grass Moth's larvae.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Despite major damage to epithelial tissue, the larvae were able to regenerate fully functional wings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The phenomenon was first documented in the 1970s, when researchers exposed fly larvae to high doses of radiation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Grubs, beetles, and insect larvae are a vital part of the wilderness diet!”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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