larval

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It is the larval, or maggot, stage of a metallic-looking blowfly known as Cochliomyia hominivorax.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

They count the larval webs or nests that the caterpillars group together to form after hatching from eggs laid on Devil's-bit Scabious.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

After being exposed to the stress of starvation and physical injury, the comb jellies in Soto-Angel’s care reverted back to a cydippid larval stage.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The black dots are larval tracks pushing into an oak, while the white object is a pupa preparing to become an adult.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson