Caterpillar Sentence Examples

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  • Either the caterpillar postures and escapes, or it does not posture and is eaten; it is.

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  • In conjunction with the association mentioned above of the most highly developed imaginal with the most degraded larval structure, it indicates clearly that the active, armoured grub preceded the sluggish soft-skinned caterpillar or maggot in the evolution of the Hexapoda.

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  • The adult caterpillar may be described as a creature the hypodermis of which is studded with Adapted from Koerschelt and buds that expand and form the butterHerder, and Lowne.

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  • The cotton worm (Aletia argillacea) - also called cotton caterpillar, cotton army worm, cotton-leaf worm - is also one stage in the life-history of a moth.

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  • The caterpillar will then spin itself a silk cocoon high up on the grass stem.

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  • Before a butterfly is a butterfly, she is a caterpillar.

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  • The caterpillar, or the maggot, is a specialized larval form characteristic of the most highly developed orders, while the campodeiform larva is the starting-point for the more primitive insects.

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  • Bionomically, metamorphosis may be defined as the sum of adaptations that have gradually fitted the larva (caterpillar or maggot) for one kind of life, the fly for another.

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  • The black hairy caterpillar is quite a contrast to the clean cut lines of the adult.

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  • The moth caterpillar includes Dock among its food plants.

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  • The differences in appearance between the caterpillar and the butterfly, striking as they are to the eye, do not sufficiently represent the phenomena of metamorphosis to the intelligence.

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  • The cotton bollworm (Chlorides obsoleta, also known as Heliothis armiger) is a caterpillar.

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  • There is an easy exit for the tiny first instar caterpillar to escape from the confines of its egg.

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  • This creature begins its form as a crawling slow caterpillar bound to the earth.

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  • The advantage to the animal of this imitation of surrounding objects is that it escapes the pursuit of (say) a bird which would, were it not deceived by the resemblance, attack and eat the caterpillar.

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  • Among the most fatal and disastrous of these diseases with which the cultivator had long to grapple was " muscardine," a malady due to the development of a fungus, Botrytis bassiana, in the body of the caterpillar.

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  • The avifauna resembles that of Madagascar; there are species of a peculiar genus of caterpillar shrikes (Campephagidae), as well as of the genera Pratincola, Hypsipetes, Phedina, Tchitrea, Zosterops, Foudia, Collocalia and Coracopsis, and peculiar forms of doves and parakeets.

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  • The ants return the favor by guarding the caterpillar against the many predatory insects which enjoy eating juicy young caterpillars.

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  • A butterfly starts life as a caterpillar and grows into a beautiful butterfly.

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  • The butterfly had transformed from a lowly caterpillar to a noble butterfly.

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  • At its first metamorphosis it produces a caterpillar, then a bombylius and lastly a chrysalis - all these changes taking place within six months.

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  • With two exceptions, these chickens that had learnt to associate black and yellow banding with a bitter taste also refused to touch the caterpillar of the cinnabar moth (Euchelia jacobaeae), which is banded with these colours.

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  • Above are similar for inclusion on hungry caterpillar where that states all.

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  • The caterpillar on the leaf Repeats to thee thy mother's grief.

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  • In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself.

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  • The caterpillar on the leaf Repeats to thee thy mother 's grief.

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  • Often to be seen at the right time of year is the caterpillar of the cinnabar moth feeding on the ragwort.

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  • The caterpillar will turn into a small brown pupa hidden in the leaf which will then emerge as a small brown moth.

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  • At a photo stop a Caterpillar 990 loading shovel dwarfed the group, there being room for all in the bucket!

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  • As soon as that Disney logo and jingle starts and the Baby Einstein caterpillar appears, she is hooked.

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  • At your kick off, let children make their own caterpillar face.

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  • At the end of the summer, if the child read at least a few books, he should have a caterpillar to show off.

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  • Eric Carle's artwork is truly unique and his tale The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a joy for parents and children alike.

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  • The story begins with a small egg that hatches into a caterpillar and eventually grows into a beautiful butterfly, eating every step of the way.

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  • The caterpillar book is a great choice because it teaches children about foods and it offers a quick lesson in counting that is seamless.

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  • A rather ungainly and innocent caterpillar wraps itself in a cocoon, much like an engaged couple wraps themselves in the flurry of wedding planning.

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  • Chenille is the French word for caterpillar; that describes the look and feel of the fabric.

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  • You can pluck caterpillar pests by hand; they can often be found on the undersides of leaves.

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  • Be sure to check out popular tracks like Norwegian Echoes and The Caterpillar.

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  • The Caterpillar Coaster is a slow-moving coaster that "munches its way around the track" so there's no need to be afraid.

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  • The new diesel model features a Caterpillar engine along with an Allison transmission, with a list price starting at $166,000.

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  • Spiders work particularly well, as would a caterpillar.

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  • Caterpillar Candles sells a range of candles with regular specials and free delivery on orders over a qualifying value.

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  • Another home idea is to capture a caterpillar.

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  • Keep the caterpillar in a butterfly net and help your child feed it.

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  • The lowly caterpillar weaves its chrysalis around itself and is seen or heard from no more.

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  • These creatures are also synonymous with nature's beauty.A butterfly is a creature of change, one that moves beyond its struggle as a lowly caterpillar by instinctively shielding itself from the rest of the world.

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  • They often used the symbolism of the caterpillar rising from its chrysalis in artwork.

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  • When a dragonfly is born, they start as a small caterpillar.

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  • Japanese clansmen from as far back as 1185 AD admired butterflies for their duality--humble caterpillar and aristocratic butterfly--and their symmetric appearance.

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  • The caterpillar represents Jesus' life on earth, the cocoon is symbolic of Jesus' crucifixion and burial, and the butterfly represents His resurrection and ascension to Heaven.

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  • One company, Caterpillar, is working on robotic machinery and plans on 2020-2021 for complete automation of their heavy machinery.

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  • The ordinary caterpillar is hardly noticeable and rarely seen.

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  • In mythology, the butterfly is most often associated with rebirth, because the caterpillar emerges as a beautiful butterfly after a dormant time in the cocoon.

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  • It can be compared to a caterpillar as it transforms within its chrysalis.

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  • When it emerges, it is no longer called a caterpillar.

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  • They frequently progress after the fashion of a "looper" caterpillar, attaching themselves alternately by the anterior and the posterior sucker.

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  • The study of the physiology of ecdysis in its simpler forms has unfortunately been somewhat neglected, investigators having directed their attention chiefly to the cases that are most striking, such as the transformation of a maggot into a fly, or of a caterpillar into a butterfly.

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  • Some of those zoologists who look to Peripatus, or a similar worm-like form, as representing the direct ancestors of the Hexapoda have laid stress on a larva like the caterpillar of a moth or saw-fly as representing a primitive stage.

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  • We seem to be justified in assuming that there are many movements of stretching and posturing possible to caterpillars, and that some caterpillars had a congenital fortuitous tendency to one position, some to another, and, finally that among all the variety of habitual movements thus exhibited one has been selected and perpetuated because it coincided with the necessary conditions of safety, since it happened to give the caterpillar an increased resemblance to a twig.

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  • The ichneumon pierces the body of a caterpillar and lays her eggs where the grubs will find abundant animal food.

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  • The saying goes, "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly."

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  • From fecund egg to ravenous caterpillar (larva) to metamorphosing pupa to parental adult, the butterfly's life is profoundly meaningful.

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