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Larvae Description

Submitted by tedarling on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 14:59

  • Larvae

  • Relatively small body a couple cm, slightly longer tail

  • Long tail, longer than body length

  • Tail has dark line in it

  • Dark head

  • Translucent skin

  • Moves inside of its skin

  • Has sets of small feet to help move and grip

  • Pieces of wood chips visible inside, has been eaten

  • Often plays dead when disturbed

  • Black hair like structure extrudes out of skin at end of tail

  • Black dots visible internally

  • Body length 1.3cm

  • Tail length 1.5cm

  • Total length 2.8cm

  • Width of body 4mm

  • Width of tail 0.5mm

  • Cannot move straight for long periods of time, often rolls over

  • Body lengthens and shortens to move

  • Bilateral symmetrical with paired organs

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