#larvae
CHOMP SQUAD
owlfly larvae, Madera Canyon, AZ, 2014
oh my goodness they’re so teeny and chompy!!! I love them
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Watch this caterpillar fling its beetle attacker through the air
Soft, squishy caterpillars might seem like easy prey to a hungry predator, but one species doesn’t give up without a fight. Fully developed caterpillars of the hornworm moth (Langia zenzeroides) use a mix of squeaks, strikes, and vomit to defend themselves from predators, researchers report this month in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Some freshwater larvae and invertebrates, commissioned by the Poland Spring Museum. Dragonfly, stonefly, caddisfly, damselfly, mayfly, dobsonfly, blackfly, snail, and leech.
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Pilidium larva of the nemertean Cerebratulus sp.
Labelled with phalloidin (green: actin) and DAPI (blue: nuclei).
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Winner of 2013 Drosophila Image Award
A complex set of muscles underlying the body wall of third-stage Drosophila larva
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A molting sawfly larva
Brown tail moth caterpillars in a hawthorn hedge #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography #macronature #hawthorn #caterpillar #moth #larva #larvae #naturelovers
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Ladybug larva on Camellia japonica, 5/5/2016
Ladybug larvae are predators just like in their adult forms, but they look really WEIRD as babies, as seen above– long legged, long-abdomen’d, with some spiky bits that looks nothing like the handsome beetles they will become. Many beetle larvae are soft and buried underground, but not ladybugs. They are ready to hunt asap. If you see one of these weird alien things on your tree, just keep an eye on it and soon you’ll have your very own ladybug!
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Larvae and algae.
Swimming away
Close up of larvae from creek water sample.
Larvae fighting other organisms. Protective of food.
Fly larvae tail.
Larvae and other organisms.
Larval stage of the cinnabar moth on a ragwort plant. These are so cool. We saw heaps of them yesterday!
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