“…It is the fate of digested food and, inside it, immune phagocyte cells (hemocytes) are distributed which have a role similar to mammals' leucocytes. To detect the internalization of CdSe QDs in hemolymph and hemocytes, hemolymph samples were collected following a method previously described (Carmona et al, 2011). Briefly chilled 96 ± 2-h-old larvae were removed from food media, washed in water, and dried.…”