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The cheese fly larvae are cylindrical and can appear white or cream, with black mouthparts. When fully grown, they are 9–10mm long, 1mm wide, and have 13 segments. When disturbed, the larvae can leap 10-12cm by hooking their mouths into a nearby surface and jerking forward - this is believed to be
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