caterpillar
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Thick white caterpillar webs have been spotted covering fences and trees in a city park.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
At least in the sampled bottles, it was consistently the caterpillar of a single moth species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
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
I asked if we could get a caterpillar for the scene and I was so thrilled when Craig said yes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Then she patiently collected the same kind of caterpillar again and again until it produced the “summer bird” she expected.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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