#larvea

[molidae-official]

consider the baby sunfish

consider them considered. and very cute, too.

[ID: photo of two spiky larval ocean sunfish held on the tips of someone's fingers. they are about the size of a BB gun ball. end ID.]

[arthur-bn]

As with the vortigaunt model, while working on a bagworm moth larvae model I saw again a possibility for something.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all.

[lraquel]

Now that’s an exoskeleton. 

The dragonfly that burst from this molted husk lived nearly its entire life underwater. As a larvae it was a fierce predator with an apatite for mosquito larvae, worms, and even small fish. YIKES. 

Summer 2020, a well kept pond in St. Louis City.

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Cool shot from kicknet invertebrate counts.

[arthur-bn]

A bagworm larvae, before and after having made its log cabin.

[pupkream]

Oh not the holiday grub you meant?

[bugofthedayuk]

I thought this was going to be a moth or butterfly, it's most probably a saw fly larvae.

[britsnana2]

6/20/14

Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) - Golden Tortoise Beetle

The beetles are fairly small, measuring 5.0 to 7.0 mm in length. The beetles vary slightly in color but invariably are orange colored, often golden metallic, and are sometimes called "goldbugs." The outside covering is like a shield of sorts. The sun light reflects off the beetle to give it the golden colors.

The larvae of Tortoise beetles ( this is not the Golden beetle larva but same family) display the habit of carrying their cast skins and fecal material attached to spines arising from the posterior end of their body, a structure called an "anal fork." The anal fork is movable, and is usually used to hold the debris over the back of the body, forming a "shield" which deters predation.