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
"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
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
In one quick gulp, she downed the white larva, then fell to her hands and knees, gagging like a cat with a hairball.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
“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
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
After hatching, the larvae burrow into the tissue and begin feeding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Every spy was equipped with a number of these larvae, which, by feeding them carefully regulated amounts of oil and honey, they could either keep in suspended animation or bring rapidly to adulthood.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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