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Larva

The legless, grub-like growing stage that hatches from the egg.

Where it happens in the colony

Tending brood

Egg to worker takes about 6–10 weeks. Eggs hatch into legless grubs (larvae) that she feeds from her own saliva; a mature larva spins a silk cocoon and pupates inside it.

Related terms

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