beetle
Example Sentences
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Japanese red elder plants protect their own survival by dropping fruits that contain Heterhelus beetle larvae.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
“So the kind of behavior and cell biology that’s required to integrate the beetle into the nest is the very thing that stops it ever leaving the colony,” Parker said, describing it as a “Catch-22.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 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
“Look there, at that striped beetle. Blister beetle, that’s who! When we get to a pool I found, I’ll show you some diving beetles, too. You ever see a whirligig?”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
