developing larva

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developing
adjective
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/dɪˈvel.ə.pɪŋ/us
/dɪˈvel.ə.pɪŋ/
A developing country or area of the world is poorer and has less advanced industries, especially in Africa, Latin America, ...
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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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When they hatch, the snow crabs are in the zoeal stage, meaning that they aredevelopinglarvathat can swim on their own.
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She then searches for suitable food to put inside the pot on which herdevelopinglarvamay feed.
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A gall forms and the fungal mycelium grows to line the inside of the gall, when the egg hatches thedevelopinglarvafeeds upon the fungus.
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Second, infested billets must be stored and monitored carefully, because the developing larvae are subject to predation from rodents and ants, particularly when the bark splits as it dries.
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The developing larvae are somewhat tadpole-like with large heads.
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The developing larvae are not transported to water, as is the case with the related dendrobatids, but complete their development on land.
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The female deposits white capsules in clusters, each of which contains many developing larvae.
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Fertilisation is internal and up to 16 developing larvae subsist on the yolks of their eggs for three months.
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The developing larvae are planktonic and drift towards the coast with juvenile flounders living in shallow waters and estuaries.
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The pollen is protein-rich food for developing larvae, while honey is also food but largely energy rich rather than protein rich.
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The developing larvae feed on sap and create shallow galleries up to 25mm0 cm long between the bark and the cambium layer.
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Among the live-bearing species, differences in the mode and degree of support the female gives the developing larvae occur.
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Many species brood developing larvae in the bursae, effectively giving birth to live young.
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Fertilisation is external and the developing larvae form part of the plankton.
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In one to two months, adult botflies emerge from the developing larvae and the cycle repeats.
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Many of the species in the tribe form small social colonies where a group of females cooperatively care for the developing larvae.
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Three age groups must be surviving in order for a population to keep reproducing: juveniles, adults, and developing larvae (glochidia).
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Consequently, the developing larvae feed within the stems.
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They have large yolks and the developing larvae rely on this and do not feed.
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The developing larvae become less buoyant after three days, feed on the yolks of their eggs, swim with cilia, and develop a pair of larval arms.
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