First identified in 1899, y-larvae have been one of the greatest zoological mysteries for over a century. No one has ever found an adult of these puzzling crustaceans, despite the plethora of these ...

Predators affect prey populations not only by prey consumption but also in nonconsumptive ways including modifying prey behavior. I tested the effects of fire salamander larvae (Salamandra ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Facetotectans are microscopic crustacean larvae that have never been seen as adults. Only the larval and juvenile phases of these creatures are known ...

Floating around in the open ocean, shrimp larvae are alone and exposed. Like jellyfish and other other drifters, their best bet for survival is to be as inconspicuous as possible. Transparent bodies ...

For more than 100 years, biologists have puzzled over the identity of a tiny, mysterious marine organism known only as y-larvae. Smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, the shrimp-like ...