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beetle

[beet-l] / ˈbit l /
















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Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

In 2024, the beetle was discovered in several canyons in Santa Clarita, putting it just 14 miles from the roughly 600,000 coast live oaks in the Santa Monica Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The beetle, named for six gold spots that adorn its back, doesn’t fly far.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The methylglycosides are also resistant to beetle enzymes that would normally break them down and restore their toxicity through hydrolysis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Twig had drawn a whole stack of egg drop designs and had started an Operation Egg binder, which contained all her notes and was covered in beetle stickers.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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