beetle
Example Sentences
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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
Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
People can also volunteer to survey trees for signs of the dreaded beetle, allowing them to “do something instead of just worrying about it,” Nobua-Behrmann said.
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
“Not even a dung beetle would want to push that old ball of caca around, much less hold on to it. Mamá should have sold it a long time ago.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
