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Marks & Spencer has delighted fans by unveiling its first new character in 30 years to follow in the footsteps of Colin the Caterpillar and Percy Pig. The retailer unveiled the chocolate treats The Ombles, who have playful googly eyes and huge gaping smiles, on their Instagram page yesterday. M&S sent foodies wild with the … Read more
A species of caterpillar gets ‘hangry’ – a cross between hungry and angry – when food is scarce, a new study reveals. Monarch butterfly caterpillars (danaus plexippus) become aggressive fighters in their quest to eat milkweed – a herbaceous plant that’s toxic to most animals and their favourite food. US researchers found that monarch caterpillars … Read more
Marks & Spencer has delighted fans with their latest TikTok creation, which sees Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar reenact a famous love scene. The clip, which was posted yesterday, sees two Percy Pigs cuddled up on a sofa at home watching film with an adorable Dachshund puppy on their lap. Suddenly, the door bell … Read more
A caterpillar native to Australia constructs a tower of its shedded skulls atop its head to use as a weapon against predators. Called the gum-leaf skeletonizer, this insect is just two centimeters long and stacks its molted heads to create a horn like structure to swing at its enemies – specifically stink bugs. The creatures … Read more
M&S delights fans with Frankenstein-version of Colin The Caterpillar in time for Halloween M&S have launched a new variant of the classic Colin the Caterpillar cake Frankencolin the Caterpillar features edible nuts and bolts as well as a green face The new chocolate cake seems to have gone down well with fans on social media … Read more
Engineering giant Weir is latest British company to catch eye of overseas suitors as Caterpillar snaps up oil arm for £314m The £314m deal is the final step in Weir’s four-year shake-up, which began when Jon Stanton was appointed as chief executive in 2016 Stanton launched a drive to slim down the sprawling Scottish engineering … Read more
Concentrate, son! Silverback gorilla and his offspring are fascinated by a caterpillar wriggling across their zoo enclosure Silverback Shabani and son Kiyomasa patiently watch a caterpillar’s movements But after getting a bit too close to his arm, Shabani flicks the bug away Footage captured at their enclosure in Higashiyama Zoo, Nagoya in Japan By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 10:49 … Read more
Very hungry caterpillar that chomps its way through PLASTIC could help speed up the breakdown of carrier bags and other litter Wax worms are a pest which live on a diet of beeswax when found in the wild The caterpillar and its gut bacteria are also able to survive by eating plastic Specifically, the pest is … Read more