1.   The sea squirt larva is not the only filter-feeder with such a significant rod in its back.

2.   There will be larvae too, but these are small and go through the sieve.

3.   This elegant insect is a formidable greenfly guzzler and its larvae are particularly good at exterminating these ubiquitous pests.

4.   Yet saw-fly larvae are actually pretty omnivorous.

5.   The larva is then able to take up water from the environment and enlarges to rupture the remaining layers and escape.

6.   At higher temperatures, development is faster and the larvae are hyperactive, thus depleting their lipid reserves.

7.   First there are infective larvae which developed during the previous grazing season and have survived on pasture over winter.

8.   In Oe.