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... us only because they bore into our hides and steal our blood . Corn borers , Colorado po- tato beetles , aphids , scales , cabbage worms excite our interest only because they eat our food before we can get to it . Clothes moths 28.
... us only because they bore into our hides and steal our blood . Corn borers , Colorado po- tato beetles , aphids , scales , cabbage worms excite our interest only because they eat our food before we can get to it . Clothes moths 28.
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food before we can get to it . Clothes moths and carpet beetles try to turn all our fabrics into Belgian lace . Termites feed on our houses and libraries . " And you will not wonder , " wrote Wee - Wee , 43rd Neotenic King of the 8,429 ...
food before we can get to it . Clothes moths and carpet beetles try to turn all our fabrics into Belgian lace . Termites feed on our houses and libraries . " And you will not wonder , " wrote Wee - Wee , 43rd Neotenic King of the 8,429 ...
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