Tag: larva
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Larva and it’s Types
Larva It has been defined as an intermediate stage in the life history of Invertebrates and few lower chordates. In class Insecta, larva signifies the reproductively immature stage which is determined for feeding and gathering energy for transformation into adult. Class Insecta is a diverse category among the animal kingdom. Many of them vary in…
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METAMORPHOSIS
Hexapods are oviparous i.e. reproduction results into egg laying by adult female. Although hatchlings are quite different different in morphology and feeding habits.To achieve adult form these hatchlings undergo post embryonic development of several stages which may vary in size shape and feeding. The whole process is termed as Metamorphosis. GENERAL MODEL OF METAMORPHOSIS IMPORTANT…
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Introduction to Parasitology (Related Terminology)
Parasitology Parasitology is the study of parasites and their relationship with their host. Parasitism Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two heterospecific organisms in which one organism called the parasite is metabolically dependent on the other called the host. The parasite benefits at the expense of the host and is also usually smaller…