In this side-by-side image, at left, a Psorophora ciliata larva strikes a prey larva, exhibiting a unique, sudden neck extension to launch its head away from its body and toward the prey. At right, a Sabethes cyaneus larva attacks a prey larva by using its tail to sweep the ...
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