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The way the toxin gains entry is by activation of Bt’s chitinase which degrades the chitin lining a larva’s digestive tract.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
This was particularly surprising given that a developing zebrafish larva contains just 1 percent or so of the neurons in its adult counterpart.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2025
Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus is a parasite that targets the caterpillar that is the larva of the ghost moth.
—Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The worm is the larva of a metallic blue-green fly that spends the early part of its life cycle devouring the living flesh of mammals.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
This was particularly surprising given that a developing zebrafish larva contains just 1 percent or so of the neurons in its adult counterpart.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2025
Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus is a parasite that targets the caterpillar that is the larva of the ghost moth.
—Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The worm is the larva of a metallic blue-green fly that spends the early part of its life cycle devouring the living flesh of mammals.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Larva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larva. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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