Larva Larva A larva (plural: "larvae" ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form ("e.g." caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to environments separate from adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water
The House of the Toad the universe and caused it to evolve both intelligence and the capacity to suffer. The novel incorporates references to Robert W. Chambers's King in Yellow mythology as well as to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The god Ghanta in the story is hinted to be identical to the Ghatanothoa of Lovecraft's story "Out of the Aeons". S.T. Joshi provides an extensive description of the plot and a criticism of the work in his "The Rise and Fall of the Cthulhu Mythos" (Mythos Books, 2008), pp. 273–75. The House of the Toad The House of the Toad is a Cthulhu Mythos horror