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
The cuticular hydrocarbons have another function: they form a waxy barrier that prevents the beetle from drying out.
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
The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Soon both native and African women were bringing her specimens and describing uses for each leaf, worm, and beetle.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
