Stomatopod Larva

Stomatopod Larva

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The mantis shrimps and lobsters evolve via alima larval stages which, moult by moult, become closer and closer to resembling the adult, albeit they remain transparent, while still being members of the plankton community. The well developed raptorial limbs are powerful prey capture devices even in the larval stages.

 

 
 
 
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