butterflies
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That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The monitoring programme, the largest of its kind in the world, has tracked butterflies across more than 7,600 sites, with volunteers walking the equivalent of 40 times around the globe.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
She explains that because butterflies are cold-blooded insects, they generally thrive in warmer conditions.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Data collected over half a century shows many of the UK's most distinctive butterflies are in steep decline.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Swarms of water butterflies follow in our shadows as we walk along the lake’s shore.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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