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The Parent Bug: New Outfit

...today, we wear a suit that has dots... The young larvae remain together in a group until they are grown up. They suck on flowers of the birch or on its leaves. The individuals find each others by smell.

After a while, they no longer need their mother's protection  and she leaves. 

The larvae continue to grow and to moult, and show up in a different outfit every now and then.  

...and tomorrow one that has stripes.

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Foto: José Verkest, Text: Maria Pfeifer