Noun
Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.
The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.
Source: Webster's dictionary2: The larva feeds on the fungus, which digest the wood, removing toxins: they mutually benefit. Source: Internet
Adult worker honey bees consume 3.4-4.3 mg of pollen per day to meet a dry matter requirement of 66-74% protein. citation The rearing of one larva requires 125-187.5 mg pollen or 25-37.5 mg protein for proper development. Source: Internet
Also, a unique effect of autoinfective larvae is larva currens due to the rapid migration of the larvae through the skin. Source: Internet
Although some species hatch directly into the adult form, many have a trochophore larva, which metamorphoses into the adult after anything from a day to a month, depending on species. Source: Internet
As with the larva, the pupa of most species must come to the surface frequently to breathe, which they do through a pair of respiratory trumpets on their cephalothoraces. Source: Internet
At this point the larva stops feeding, and begins "wandering" in the quest for a suitable pupation site, often the underside of a leaf or other concealed location. Source: Internet