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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of insects live for years as their "larval" or nymph form and then come out into the more recognizable "adult form" just to mate and die. In a lot of ways their larval form is their actual form with their adult lifestage being just a flash in the pan to continue the species.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

You sure "years" isn't a stretch? Non-rhetorical, I thought it was months at best.