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pupate

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pupate [′pyü‚pāt]
(invertebrate zoology)
To develop into a pupa.
To pass through a pupal stage.


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The maggot pupates in the head cavity and emerges as an adult to continue the cycle.
After feeding for 4 to 8 days, the larva leaves the wound to pupate in the soil (6,7).
When full, the maggots instinctively squirm away from the carcass and bury themselves in the ground to pupate, or become a pupa.
 
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