caterpillar
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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
Testing by the Xerces Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 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
Awd Goggie was a giant caterpillar in charge of the orchards.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Departing from Goedart’s example, she also included eggs, declaring boldly that eggs were the source of every caterpillar despite widespread public belief in spontaneous generation of insects.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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