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caterpillars caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly Tussock caterpillar armyworm eastern tent caterpillars Caterpillars of the eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americanum, family Lasiocampidae) have cold-receptor cells located on their antennae and mouthparts. Indian meal moth larva Omnivorous looper (Sabulodes caberata) larva
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
Creepy Crawlers Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Computer mapping, woman at early 1990s computer
Timeline of the 1990s
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).
9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the November 10, 1989, photo, one day after the wall opened.
Timeline of the 1980s
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

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New Caterpillar Found in Hawaii Wears Dead Bugs and Lives With Spiders • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:31 AM ET (Gizmodo)
Caterpillar or Hummingbird? Bizarre Baby Bird Discovery Stuns Scientists in Panama • Apr. 23, 2025, 7:04 AM ET (SciTechDaily)

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caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly
Tussock caterpillar
armyworm
eastern tent caterpillars
Caterpillars of the eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americanum, family Lasiocampidae) have cold-receptor cells located on their antennae and mouthparts.
Indian meal moth larva
Omnivorous looper (Sabulodes caberata) larva
Processionary caterpillars (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
Observe a caterpillar munching on leaves
Monarch butterfly migration explained
View the hatching of the cabbage white caterpillars from eggs
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination
Creepy Crawlies Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
Creepy Crawlers Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids