Efforts to make the river more accessible are still in the embryonic stage.
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During the embryonic stage of many insects and the postembryonic stage of primitive insects, 11 abdominal segments are present.
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It lacks a shell except during its early embryonic stage.
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However, only cells that are tolerant to self tissue will survive the embryonic stage.
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They are gelatinous, mostly transparent pteropods, and they only have shells in their embryonic stage.
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