larval

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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

Best noted that there are some anecdotal reports of monarch butterfly larvae feeding on the prostrate milkweed’s leaves, but the plant is so rare that it’s hardly an “important larval host.”

From Washington Post

Caterpillars release digestive enzymes that tear apart their larval existence.

From Salon

Once the tempo is set, once larval labs and bake set the rhythm with crypto punks and Bored Ape Yacht club, it's all downhill from there.

From Salon

“For example, a sound that attracts larval oysters will be no good if it also attracts predators that eat these larvae,” she says.

From Washington Post