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Notes: Formica larva fat cell development

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Notes: Myrmica head anatomy

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Notes: Formica head gland development

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Notes: Comparative development 12 species, hypotheses for larval adaptations

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Notes: Neivamyrmex larval development

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Notes: Formica rufa development

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Notes: Tapinoma erraticum development

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Notes: Tapinoma erraticum development

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Notes: Pagination might change once in print. Using the original, valid online pagination is recommended.

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Notes: Larva genital imaginal discs

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