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Also known as larvae, larval, larval stage, Haechoolring, Hatchling

embrione animale

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A larva is an immature form of an insect that looks completely different from its adult version and must go through a transformation process called metamorphosis to become an adult. Larva matter because understanding their biology helps scientists study insect development, behavior, and ecology.

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Vinony's link graph records 6,161 inbound references to larva, and connects out to insect, Mosquito and jellyfish.

It is catalogued under topics including Insect developmental biology and Larvae.

Vinony links it to 82 Wikipedia language editions.

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baby animal
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Papilio machaon larva.jpg
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Larvae
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Category:Larvae
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Article · Italiano

La larva (termine derivato dall'omografo latino larva, col significato di maschera, che ha assunto il significato zoologico solo nel 1735 con Linneo) è un embrione animale che conduce vita libera e che diventerà adulto attraverso una o più metamorfosi che possono essere drastiche o graduali. La larva può avere spesso sembianze completamente differenti dall'individuo adulto e può passare attraverso vari stadi di trasformazione.

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