“Death of a Moth”Annie Dillard
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1. earwig
common name for any of the smooth, elongated insects
2. Sow bugs
n. In both senses also called slater, wood louse; also called regionally doodlebug
3. chitin
• chi·tin (ki-tn/)
• Noun: A fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides and forming the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods
4. immolating
Verb: killing as a sacrifice