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But Green, who oversaw that recovery project, said the bog bush cricket would be more difficult to rear because it can be cannibalistic and has a longer, two-year life cycle.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

If to be copied can bring death upon the original, this is never more true than in the cannibalistic relationship between art and life.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

With LuPone’s perversely opportunistic Mrs. Lovett reviewing the prospective cannibalistic menu, his Sweeney perfectly complemented her cockeyed humor with his own savage drollery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

As Pac-12 Commissioner George Klavkoff scrambles to plug his sinking ship, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark circles the boat, let’s analyze three ways this cannibalistic conference shuffle could play out for Washington.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

The carriages rolled past Sitting Bull’s Cabin, the Lapland Village, the compound of the allegedly cannibalistic Dahomans, and, directly opposite, the California Ostrich Farm, redolent of simmering butter and eggs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson