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Larval History Of One: The larval stage of pycnogonids is termed a protonymphon, resembling the nauplius in having three pairs of appendages, but the resemblance is superficial. In many species the larvae are carried about by the male until large enough to shift for themselves. In others the larval stage finds its way into hydroids, octocorals, mussels, and clams to develop parasitically. Nothing is known of the reproductive or larval history of one entire family, the deep sea Colossendeids. Adult pycnogonids feed with a large sucking and filtering structure, the proboscis, with which they extract juices from soft-bodied invertebrates.
Live insects, worms, and other larval salamanders as well as its own
Breeds December-February, March-April, or July and August, depending upon geographic location; eggs deposited singly or in clusters; attached to twigs, plants, weeds, and so on, usually in shallow water, quiet ponds, lakes, and reservoirs
Larva: Greenish-olive with sooty spots and blotches; undersurface unmarked; gills and 4 legs well developed; in some locations larval period requires 2 years; some larvae never attain adult form
PUPA, pu'pa, the name applied to the third stage in the metamorphosis of insects. In the typical complete or holometabolic insects, exemplified by beetles, the Lepidoptera, and flies, the pupa stage is marked by quiescence and rest, and thus presents a contrast to the preceding and active larval stage. During the pupa stage the elements of the larval form are being remodeled into that of the imago or perfect insect, which in due time emerges from the pupa case. An insect may remain in the pupa stage from a few hours or days, to weeks, months or even years. |
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