aquatic larva

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aquatic
adjective
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/əˈkwæt.ɪk/us
/əˈkwæt̬.ɪk/
living or growing in, happening in, or connected ...
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larva
noun[C]
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/ˈlɑː.və/us
/ˈlɑːr.və/
a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but has not yet developed into a pupa or adult insect ...
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As these species lack aquatic larvae, they may show habitat relationships that differ from aquatic-breeding species.
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They feed on crayfish, water snails, small fish, aquatic larvae, insects, spiders, amphibians, especially newts and small rodents are also eaten.
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The aquatic larvae are sometimes characterized by particularly specific habitat requirements.
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They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live.
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Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction.
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Winged adults and the aquatic larvae were predators with raptorial forelegs, which are reminiscent to those of praying mantids.
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The eggs then hatch into aquatic larvae, which live in seepages in the soil, or in small streams.
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Aquatic larvae and nymphs may have gills laterally on some to most abdominal segments.
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The aquatic larvae construct portable cases from a wide variety of plant and mineral materials, sometimes even snail shells.
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Aquatic larvae have true teeth on both upper and lower jaws, and external gills.
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Metamorphosis is seen in dissorophoids, eryopids, and zatrachydids, with aquatic larvae developing into adults capable of living on land.
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Damselfly nymphs are aquatic, and prey on small aquatic insects or other aquatic larvae.
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These body features suggest an aquatic mode of life, with aquatic larvae that probably breathed with external gills like modern tadpoles, while the adults breathed with lungs.
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The aquatic larvae hatch in slow-moving pools.
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Caddisflies have aquatic larvae and are found in a wide variety of habitats such as streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, spring seeps, and temporary waters (vernal pools).
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