Question

What is the difference between larva and caterpillar
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Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀᴠᴀ, ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴇʀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ, sᴘᴇɴᴅs ɪᴛs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴇʀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀs ғᴇᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏsᴛ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs. ... ᴄᴀᴛᴇʀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ɪɴsᴛᴀʀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴜᴘᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs.ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴛᴇʀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀᴠᴀ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀғʟʏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜ; ʟᴇᴀғᴡᴏʀᴍ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʟᴀʀᴠᴀ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ sᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴘʜɪʙɪᴀɴs, ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɢɢ, ɪɴsᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪɴɢʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴇʀᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ ᴏʀ ɢʀᴜʙ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴘʜɪʙɪᴀɴs ʟᴀᴄᴋ ʟɪᴍʙs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇssᴇᴍʙʟᴇ ғɪsʜ.

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