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Form of insect larva
A planidium is a specialized form of insect larva seen in the first-instar of a few families of insects that have parasitoidal ways of life. They are
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High variability forms of complete metamorphosis
way to a food source. The general term for a mobile first instar is a planidium, from the Greek language πλάνος (planos) meaning "roaming". In typical
Hypermetamorphosis
Family of flies
millimetres into the air. When a spider contacts an acrocerid planidium, the planidium grabs hold, crawls up the spider's legs to its body, and forces
Acroceridae
Order of insects
particularly those that exhibit parasitic lifestyles, the first instar (the planidium) is highly mobile to search out a host, while the following instars are
Beetle
Family of flies
that of the larvae of Nemestrinoidea: the first instar larva of is a planidium while the other stages have a parasitic habitus. The eggs are laid usually
Bombyliidae
Profound change in body structure during the postembryonic development of an organism
Morphogenesis – Biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape Planidium – Form of insect larva "metamorphosis". www.britannica.com. Retrieved
Metamorphosis
Order of insects
are floating freely in the hemolymph, where they hatch into larvae. The planidium larvae can move around freely within the female's haemocoel; this behavior
Strepsiptera
Family of beetles
host. The planidium mounts the bee and rides it back to the hive. There it dismounts and seeks a cell occupied by a host larva. The planidium then enters
Ripiphoridae
Species of beetle
larvae, bear the special name of "triungulin," or the more general term planidium. The triungulin emerges from the ground, climbs onto a flower, and waits
Meloe_laevis
Genus of beetles
this genus have ectoparasitic larvae, the first instar being a mobile planidium, which is adapted to locate suitable hosts. Later instars have a more
Deretaphrus
& Mound (2017), who transfer this species to the genus Merothrips. A planidium, tentatively attributed to the order Strepsiptera, is described from the
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