insect

Example Sentences

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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

From Science Daily

Then come the insects, the Franklin’s bumblebee and the Bozdagh grasshopper in turn, then the spiders, the fish, the reptiles, the amphibians, the frogs, 17 kinds in all.

From New York Times

As its insect host dies and decomposes, the bacteria escape to colonize their next victim.

From Scientific American

During her election campaign last year, she repeatedly lambasted European Union rules regulating the use of insects for human food, saying the bloc should have concentrated more on energy policy than on niche foods.

From Seattle Times

Moving up the food chain, another group of researchers is studying an animal that often feeds on aquatic insects — bats.

From Salon