In this case I have used one to hold up a caterpillar J that I found balanced in a precarious location on a leaf.
At the time I found it, another caterpillar was eating the same leaf from the opposite end.
I cut off a portion of leaf, being careful not to disturb the J, leaving just enough leaf on either side of its button to catch onto the toothpick. I then use ordinary sellotape to attach it to the blunt end of the toothpick, placing a piece closely up to each side of the button and pulling it firmly up over the top of the toothpick.
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