larva
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That’s because a screwworm larva “attacks living flesh,” Talbot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Witnessing how they slowly transition to a typical cydippid larva as if they were going back in time, was simply fascinating," Soto-Angel said in a statement.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
The weird thing is, the larva cannot produce carminic acid on its own.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2024
It looks like the larva of a butterfly.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
The young wasp, hatching as a larva, feeds on the paralyzed grub and destroys it.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The anchovy shortage put fly larvae in the money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Innovafeed breeds black soldier flies in a factory in northern France and turns the larvae into an ingredient for fish feed and other products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their larvae, called grubs, often feast on the organic matter in compost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mammals feed their young with milk, birds protect and maintain nests, and ants tend developing larvae.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
There, in the spring of 1955, some 2000 acres of salt marsh in St. Lucie County were treated with dieldrin in an attempt to eliminate the larvae of the sandfly.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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