larva
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"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
As the ants start to attack, the larva tenses its muscles and expels a drop of bright red fluid known as hemolymph.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
“That one is a live larva!” said Alex Smith, the lab manager of Colorado Mesa University’s Forensic Investigation Research Station, plucking the larva off the ground and stuffing it into a glass tube.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2024
It looks like the larva of a butterfly.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023
Every once in a while, a bubble would swell and burst, disgorging a monster like a larva from an egg.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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