caterpillar
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Clough said the small skipper needed grass left uncut throughout the year, "because the tiny caterpillar spends the winter inside a grass sheath".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
At least in the sampled bottles, it was consistently the caterpillar of a single moth species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
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
Trefry likened this awkward time of life to the stage in a butterfly’s development when a caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis and dissolves into goo before reforming into something entirely new.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025
A caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a bird raises its brood in the forest, and a greenheart tree will only grow from a greenheart seed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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The meadow was established in 2023 as part of a scheme to encourage people to grow plants that provide food for caterpillars.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Julie was raising some caterpillars too, and she cared a lot about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Too much bracken inhibits the growth of the dog violet, the food source for the caterpillars.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They also provide natural pest control, preying on insects such as caterpillars and aphids that can damage trees, helping to regulate insect populations and support the long-term health of the woodland.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
His lips crawled over the square holes of the harmonica like fat, puckered caterpillars.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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