centipede
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Since replacing windows can cost enough arms and legs to make a human centipede, it’s worth looking into adding interior insulating layers to your existing windows.
Scorpions, geckos, centipedes and various herbs, such as ginseng, are often added for good measure.
From Salon
An accompanying video depicts the orange critters, which evoke a feather crossed with a centipede, swarming on the surface of the water like krill during their spring spawning season.
From Fox News
Mrs Thomas, who works as a graphic designer, has also made creatures to honour events over the past 12 months, including a centipede to celebrate the late Captain Sir Tom Moore's 100th birthday.
From BBC
Even as she worked, spiders, centipedes and other crevice-dwelling insects moved into piles of natural materials staged for placement.
From Seattle Times
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