What kinds of caterpillars or similar worms do you have around here? (Open question) [Early QRs: What do you call the soft worm that eats the leaves on plants and turns into a butterfly?]
| TOMATO WORM | 305 |
| INCHWORM | 146 |
| CORN WORM | 143 |
| MEASURING WORM | 143 |
| NR | 134 |
| TOBACCO WORM | 134 |
| CATERPILLAR | 123 |
| TENT CATERPILLAR | 101 |
| WOOLLY BEAR | 81 |
| WOOLLY WORM | 79 |
| ARMY WORM | 61 |
| CUTWORM | 56 |
| CABBAGE WORM | 53 |
| CORN BORER | 38 |
| BLACK CATERPILLAR | 17 |
| GREEN CATERPILLAR | 17 |
| FUZZY CATERPILLAR | 15 |
| WOOLLY CATERPILLAR | 15 |
| BROWN CATERPILLAR | 13 |
| BAGWORM | 12 |
| CATALPA WORM | 11 |
| GRUB WORM | 11 |
| WEB WORM | 11 |
| WIRE WORM | 11 |
| CENTIPEDE | 10 |
| GREEN WORM | 10 |
| GRUB | 9 |
| TREE CATERPILLAR | 9 |
| CORN BORE | 8 |
| EAR WORM | 8 |
| STRIPED CATERPILLAR | 8 |
| THOUSAND-LEG | 8 |
| APPLE TREE WORM | 7 |
| FEVER WORM | 7 |
| FURRY CATERPILLAR | 7 |
| GYPSY MOTH | 7 |
| HORN WORM | 7 |
| PACKSADDLE | 7 |
| STINGING WORM | 7 |
| THOUSAND-LEGGED WORM | 7 |
| BOLLWORM | 6 |
| BUD WORM | 6 |
| POTATO BUG | 6 |
| ROOT WORM | 6 |
| TENT WORM | 6 |
| COTTON WORM | 5 |
| FUZZY WORM | 5 |
| SILKWORM | 5 |
| TAPE MEASURE | 5 |
| BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| CABBAGE CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| COTTON CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| EARTHWORM | 4 |
| FUZZY-WUZZY | 4 |
| HAIRY CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| RED CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| SLUG | 4 |
| THOUSAND-LEGGER | 4 |
| TOMATO BUG | 4 |
| TOMATO CATERPILLAR | 4 |
| ANGLEWORM | 3 |
| APPLE WORM | 3 |
| ARMY CATERPILLAR | 3 |
| ASP | 3 |
| CATAWBA WORM | 3 |
| CATTYPILLAR | 3 |
| CORN CATERPILLAR | 3 |
| CORN-EAR WORM | 3 |
| GRAY CATERPILLAR | 3 |
| GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR | 3 |
| WALNUT WORM | 3 |
| WOOLIES | 3 |
| WORM | 3 |
| YELLOW CATERPILLAR | 3 |
| BORER | 2 |
| CABBAGE LOOPER | 2 |
| CARROT WORM | 2 |
| CATALFY WORM | 2 |
| CRAWLERS | 2 |
| CUTTING WORM | 2 |
| FISHING WORM | 2 |
| FOREST CATERPILLAR | 2 |
| FUZZY BEAR | 2 |
| GLOWWORM | 2 |
| GROUND WORMS | 2 |
| LEAF WORM | 2 |
| LIGHTNING BUG | 2 |
| LOOPER | 2 |
| MAGGOT | 2 |
| MAPLE-TREE WORM | 2 |
| MEASURING CATERPILLAR | 2 |
| MILLIPEDE | 2 |
| MOTH | 2 |
| OAK WORM | 2 |
| POTATO WORM | 2 |
| SADDLEBACK | 2 |
| SNAILS | 2 |
| THOUSAND-LEG WORM | 2 |
| WINTER CATERPILLAR | 2 |
| ALFALFA | 1 |
| ALL BUTTERFLIES | 1 |
| ASPARAGUS BUGS | 1 |
| ASPEN | 1 |
| BACCO WORM | 1 |
| BALD EAGLE | 1 |
| BEAN BEETLE | 1 |
| BEAR | 1 |
| BERMUDA-GRASS ARMY WORM | 1 |
| BIG BROWN FUZZY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| BIG NIGHT CRAWLER | 1 |
| BLACK APHID | 1 |
| BLACK HAIRY WORM | 1 |
| BLACK-AND-WHITE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| BLACK-AND-YELLOW STREAK | 1 |
| BLISTER BUG | 1 |
| BOLL WEAVER | 1 |
| BOLL WEEVIL | 1 |
| BORE | 1 |
| BROWN STINGING WORM | 1 |
| BROWN WORM | 1 |
| BROWN-TAIL MOTH | 1 |
| BROWN-TAIL MOTH CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| BUFFALO | 1 |
| BUG WORM | 1 |
| BULL WORM | 1 |
| BUTTERFLIES | 1 |
| CABBAGE LARVAE | 1 |
| CABBAGE LOPER | 1 |
| CABBAGE MOTH | 1 |
| CABBAGE WORM CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| CATABA WORM | 1 |
| CATABLA WORM | 1 |
| CATALBA | 1 |
| CATALBA WORM | 1 |
| CATALFY | 1 |
| CATALPA | 1 |
| CATALPA CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| CATAPAW WORM | 1 |
| CATOWPA WORM | 1 |
| CHESTNUT WORM | 1 |
| CHILL WORM | 1 |
| CODLING MOTH | 1 |
| CORN BORN | 1 |
| CORN EARWORM | 1 |
| CORN GRUB | 1 |
| CORN NETTLE | 1 |
| CORNWORMS | 1 |
| COTTON LEAF WORM | 1 |
| COTTON STINGING WORM | 1 |
| COTTONWOOD CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| COTTONWOOD WORM | 1 |
| CRAWLING CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| CRAWLING PUSSIES | 1 |
| CURCULIO | 1 |
| CUSTARD CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| DARK GREEN CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| DILL WORM | 1 |
| DOODLEBUG | 1 |
| EGGER WORMS | 1 |
| ELM BUGS | 1 |
| ELM TREE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| ELWIG | 1 |
| FALL CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| FAT CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| FISH WORM | 1 |
| FRUIT CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| FRUIT LARVAE | 1 |
| FUZZY BROWN CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| FUZZY BUG | 1 |
| FUZZY WOOLLY BEAR | 1 |
| GARDEN GRUBS | 1 |
| GREASY CUTWORM | 1 |
| GYP CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| HAIRY HORSE | 1 |
| HAIRY WORM | 1 |
| HEDGEHOG | 1 |
| HICKORY HORNED DEVIL | 1 |
| HONEY WORM | 1 |
| HOOKWORM | 1 |
| HORNED CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| HORNED TOBACCO WORM | 1 |
| HORNED WORM | 1 |
| HORNY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| JOE BUCKS | 1 |
| KITTY BUG | 1 |
| KYOT BODY | 1 |
| LARGE YELLOW | 1 |
| LARVA | 1 |
| LARVAE OF GYPSY MOTH | 1 |
| LARVAS | 1 |
| LEAF-CUTTER | 1 |
| LEAF-ROLLER | 1 |
| LITTLE BLACK CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| LITTLE FURRY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| LITTLE SOFT STRIPED CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| LOCUST | 1 |
| LUNA MOTH CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| MAPLE WORM | 1 |
| MEADOW WORM | 1 |
| MEALY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| MILKWEED CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| MILLER | 1 |
| MILLER BUG | 1 |
| MONARCH | 1 |
| MONARCH LARVAE | 1 |
| MONK WORM | 1 |
| NEMATODES | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NIGHT CRAWLERS | 1 |
| NON-FUZZY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| OAK TREE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| OAK TREE MOTH | 1 |
| OAT WORM | 1 |
| OATS MIDGET | 1 |
| ONION WORM | 1 |
| ORANGE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| PARSLEY WORM | 1 |
| PATALKY | 1 |
| PEACH WORM | 1 |
| PECAN WORM | 1 |
| PINE SHOE MOTH | 1 |
| PINK BOLLWORM | 1 |
| PINWORM | 1 |
| POODLE WORM | 1 |
| RAINWORM | 1 |
| RED WORM | 1 |
| RED-BROWN CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| REDDISH CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| RED-HEADED CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| ROLL-‘EM-UP | 1 |
| ROSE WORM | 1 |
| SADDLEBACK CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| SAWYER | 1 |
| SEA WORM | 1 |
| SEED CORN MAGGOT | 1 |
| SHADOW WORM | 1 |
| SOD ARMY WORM | 1 |
| SOD WEBWORM | 1 |
| SQUASH BUG | 1 |
| STING CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| STINGING BABY CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| STRIKER | 1 |
| SWALLOWTAIL CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| TAPE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| TAPEWORM | 1 |
| TATER BUG | 1 |
| TENT CAPILLAR | 1 |
| TENT CAT | 1 |
| TENT CATEPILLAR | 1 |
| TENT MOTH CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| THOUSAND-LEGGED WORMIE | 1 |
| TOBACCO BUG | 1 |
| TOBACCO HORNWORM | 1 |
| TOBACCO MOTH LARVA | 1 |
| TOMATO HORNWORM | 1 |
| TREE WORM | 1 |
| TUSSOUK | 1 |
| UMBRELLA CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| WASP LARVA | 1 |
| WEATHER WORM | 1 |
| WEB CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| WHITE CATERPILLAR | 1 |
| WHITE GRUB | 1 |
| WILD WORM | 1 |
| WOOD BORES | 1 |
| WOOLLIES | 1 |
| WOOLLY | 1 |
| WOOLLY BUG | 1 |
| WOOLLY BUGGER | 1 |
| WOOLLY ONES | 1 |
| YARDSTICK | 1 |
| YELLOW AND BLACK STRIPE | 1 |
| YELLOW APHID | 1 |
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