Question

what is larvae? what do they look like and how do they spread diseases? ​

Answer 1

Answer:Mosquitoes spread disease through their bite. Mosquitoes are vectors (living things that carry diseases between animals and humans). Vectors often carry infections through blood.Within a week, the eggs hatch in water, becoming mosquito larvae called "wigglers." A mosquito larva looks like a small hairy worm, less than a 1/4-inch long. It has a hard round head, a soft body, an abdomen with 10 segments and a siphon tube at the tip of its abdomen.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Larvae are the active immature juvenile form of an insect before it completely turns into an adult insect.

• A larva is the second stage of the insect lifecycle.

• For example, Mosquito egg turns into mosquito larvae after it hatches in the water.

• Appearance:

1. Larvae of insects differ based on their characteristic features.
2. Larva of insects consists of thoracic legs, elongated trunk, and large head capsule.
3. They have appendages that aids in movement.
4. For example, Mosquito larva appears as small worms having hairs on them.

• Larvae spread disease in the following way:

1. Larvae spread disease by acting as a transmission hub or insect vector that carries bacteria or other infectious microbes.
2. Larvae comes in contact with the human through unclean water or fecal matter and cause infection and disease.