Some stonefly species hatch in the winter and early ... Caddis have a four-stage life cycle: eggs to larva to pupa to adult. Many caddis larvae produce protective cases of twigs and tiny stones.

Deby Cassill, an integrative biologist and associate professor at the University of South Florida, told Newsweek that "this is definitely a botfly larvae," noting that "most are internal parasites ...

Anaesthetic drops were used to temporarily paralyse the larva and enable its removal using blunt forceps. Exploration with a surgical microscope revealed two more larvae, which were also removed.

The USDA put out a warning about the New World Screwworm on Wednesday. New World Screwworm larvae (maggots) can burrow into the flesh of a living animal and cause serious and even deadly damage to ...

Researchers at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands found microplastics embedded in caddisfly larvae casings dating back to 1971, as reported by Phys.org. A team examined 549 preserved ...

It is small, black, oval, and 1/8 to 3/16 inch (3–5 mm) long. The larva is carrot-shaped, golden to dark brown and up to ½ inch (13 mm) long. It has a tail of long hairs, which is a distinguishing ...