In 1651 English physician William Harvey published a book in which he proposed that caterpillars and other insect larvas were free-living embryos that abandoned nutrient-poor “imperfect eggs” before they matured1. Harvey further argued2 that the cocoon or chrysalis a caterpillar entered during its pupal stage was a second egg in which the prematurely hatched3 embryo was born again. He entertained4 the idea that a caterpillar was one creature and a butterfly was an entirely different beast5.

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NOTICE: AREA CLOSED FOR MAJOR CLEANING

Personal property remaining in the area noticed for cleaning after the date and time referenced above will be removed by the City to allow City personnel to complete the cleanup operation. Any Personal property remaining in this area will be collected by the City, identified, bagged and stored at Chrysails(The bin), 507 Towne avenue, Los Angeles, CA90013. If the impounded property is not claimed within 90 days, the property may be discarded by the City. Information about the location and retrieval of any impounded property, or about voluntary storage can be obtained by calling 844-475-1244 or visiting lacitysan.org/livability.

All personal property remaining anywhere in this area after 7:00am on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, including, but not limited to, tents, tarpaulins, bedding, chairs, backpacks, clothing, documents, and medication, will be removed and stored as indicated.

All items that pose an immediate threat to the health or safety of the public will be immediately removed and discarded.

to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with 造成(威胁、问题等);引起;产生
to pose a threat/challenge/danger/risk
构成威胁/挑战/危险/风险
The task poses no special problems.
这项任务不会造成特别的问题。

Footnotes

  1. to become fully grown or developed ↩

  2. to give reasons why you think that something is right/wrong, true/not true, etc., especially to persuade people that you are right ↩

  3. to come out of an egg ↩

  4. entertain: old-fashioned to keep stating that sth is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it; SYN: insist ↩

  5. old-fashioned animal ↩