beetle

Example Sentences

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Once the beetle turns its own pheromones off, it can’t turn them back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

So when one comes up to a beetle wearing its own chemical suit, so to speak, it accepts it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura County, marking a troubling expansion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The scientists next examined how these beetle defenses affect the fungus Beauveria bassiana.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

In my mind, in this moment I see a dung beetle, working with all its small might.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads