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Except that the Larvae never become productive members of the hive and the whole hive eventually collapses on itself …
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Larvae are a major food source for fish and other blue crabs -- "their siblings are their favorite meal," Perry explained.
Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Foodchain 2010
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Larvae and eggs of white shrimp, crabs and menhaden, in particular, were hurt by oil.
Susan Buchanan: Fishermen Cling To Livelihoods During Spill Recovery Susan Buchanan 2010
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Larvae are a major food source for fish and other blue crabs -- "their siblings are their favorite meal," Perry explained.
Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Making Its Way Into The Foodchain 2010
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Larvae, called glochidia, are released from the female mussel and complete their larval development by attaching to the gills or fins of aquatic vertebrates, typically fish, as obligate parasites.
Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction 2009
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Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled.
What The Hell Am I? 2007
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Larvae hatch from these eggs and infect the tissues of their new host, hiding inside a protective cyst, where they wait until the animal dies and its flesh is eaten by yet another animal, e.g., us.
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Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Larvae and 0-group fish drift westward and then northward from the spawning grounds to nursery areas on the shelf off northwest, north, and east Iceland, where they grow in a mixture of Atlantic and Arctic water [17].
Fisheries and aquaculture in the Central North Atlantic (Iceland and Greenland) 2009
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Larvae of the Lepidopteran Parapoynx diminutalis has also been a serious pest, and considerably inhibited the growth of Nymphoides cristatum during June-July 1986.
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