FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

larval wandering behavior

ID (Ontology)

GO:0035180 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The movement of a third instar larva through a substrate in search of a pupation site. This movement occurs without feeding and is characterized by short bursts of forward movement, separated by stops and repeated side-to-side head probes, followed normally by a change in direction.[ PubMed:12848927 PubMed:12956960 ]

Also Known As

"larval wandering behaviour"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
larval wandering behavior (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| larval wandering behavior

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

locomotory behavior__
larval behavior______|
                     larval locomotory behavior
                      |__larval wandering behavior  2 rec.

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Is a	larval locomotory behavior
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"larval wandering behaviour" EXACT
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