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A web made fresh
The Spider's Nightly Rebuild
Many orb-weaver spiders tear down their whole web every morning and spin a brand new one from scratch each night.
Habitat
City & garden wonders
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Music made of wings
The Cricket's Nighttime Song
A cricket doesn't sing with its mouth at all; it makes its chirping song by rubbing a pair of special wings together.
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Wrapped in wonder
The Butterfly's Quiet Change
A crawling caterpillar can wrap itself in a quiet little case and later emerge as an entirely new creature: a butterfly.
Story
Talking with a wiggle
The Bee's Dancing Directions
A honeybee that finds a rich patch of flowers can tell her hivemates exactly where it is, just by dancing in the dark.
Story
Sound seeing
Bat's Echo Song
A bat sings tiny songs too high-pitched for human ears, then listens to the echoes to find its way through the dark.
Story
Thousands of miles home
The Butterfly's Long Journey
Monarch butterflies fly up to 3,000 miles to a place none of them have ever been before, following a path their great-great-grandparents once flew.
Story
Following the light
The Sunflower's Slow Dance
A young sunflower slowly turns to follow the sun all day, then quietly swings back to face east again by dawn.
Story
Cool light maker
The Firefly's Lantern
A firefly can glow without ever feeling warm, lighting up the summer night with a built-in lantern near its tail.
Story
A tiny, hungry helper
The Ladybug's Garden Duty
A single ladybug can eat dozens of plant-munching aphids in just one day.
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Accidental gardener
Forgetful Squirrel
A squirrel buries hundreds of acorns every autumn, but forgets where it hid quite a few of them by the time spring comes.
Story
Small but strong
The Mighty Ant Team
One tiny ant can lift many times its own body weight, and a whole colony can move things far too big for any single ant.