bark
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On a tree trunk in Thailand's Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, a tiny male broad-headed bark spider rides on the abdomen of a camouflaged female, waiting for her to moult so he can mate.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
I wove the basket from my neighbor’s tree bark.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
These are the days that smell faintly of iron and wet bark.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
In the 1950s and 1960s, some indigenous artists began painting ritual designs on bark, instead of cave walls, using traditional earth pigments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
If Vivian was all bark, Minna was all whimper.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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