butterflies
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While Nereyda felt the familiar butterflies about what the next day might bring, AB focused on what mattered to her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
"Without butterflies, and pollinators in general, there's no flowers, no food, no plants."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The butterflies had not yet been released, but once free of their storage nets, the space would become "a living classroom", Matt Simmonds, founder of Sussex Butterfly House, explained.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
“I think they like us,” Pita said, smiling and sitting as motionless as humanly possible, trying her best not to disturb the delicate butterflies.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
