critter
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Officer Britney Myers spotted the scruffy critter and climbed down a manhole after her, as seen in video from the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
As Popcorn gained popularity online, Chris and Lily wrote a book together about the impact that the little critter had on their family, which was then published in May 2024.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
As a set, the worm's eyes weigh about twenty times as much as the rest of the animal's head and seem grotesquely out of place on this tiny and transparent marine critter.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
I'm just this critter hiding out in the basement, drooling in my comic books or whatever.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
How the critters, which move in larger swarms than Singapore’s other cicada species, got to the island is unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Part of the challenge agriculture is facing right now is pest invasion from other countries where the critters have moved on plants and in soil and have come into the state,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now, he’s trying to get more bugs and critters living under his feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Slowly rolling through this scene, we spotted two critters scurrying along the roadside — fist-size creatures hopping on their back legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Crabs are particular critters, and they won’t step into your little wire house if your bait is rank or your wire rusty and clogged with sea growth.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
