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Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How

As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. After growing up inside this “grass taco,” it emerges as a fuzzy butterfly that woos a mate with flirty courtship dances.

Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How

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    This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill

    S12 E3 - 4m 47s

    Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom's silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best vision in the animal world, athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom.

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    This Weevil Was Born in Your Rice and It’s Hungry

    S12 E2 - 3m 28s

    While it has a cute snoot, a rice weevil is a stowaway. It sneaks into your pantry as an egg that its mom laid inside a single grain of rice. Once it hatches, it turns your rice into its new home.

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