caterpillar
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Another farm recorded 139 caterpillar nests compared to just 24 last year.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
If you’ve ever glimpsed a caterpillar dangling from a branch by a silk thread, they’re on their way down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
It also offers a variety of seeds for black, white, purple, Cleveland and hummingbird sages, as well as apricot mallow, showy penstemon, yarrow, California poppies, caterpillar phacelia and more.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
Chalamet’s caterpillar mustache, which he grew for his upcoming film “Marty Supreme,” made the perfect finishing touch to complete the look.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
The surface was swimming with dead bugs: fruit flies, worms, and a soggy brown caterpillar.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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