butterfly

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This year also featured some of the most memorable art in the festival’s history, with the hippos running “Corporate Headquarters” and the transformation of Poetic Kinetics’ Coachella caterpillar into a butterfly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The design for devices such as the MacBook Air saw keyboards fitted with a two-sided hinged keyboard switch, which somewhat resembled butterfly wings.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s called butterfly effect. Epstein was the first domino,” he says, miming dominoes falling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

A butterfly officially classed as extinct in the UK has been seen at sites across southern England, says a conservation charity.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A fancy-dancy butterfly starts out in a plain little cocoon.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney