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beetle

[beet-l] / ˈbit l /
















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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

Once the beetle turns its own pheromones off, it can’t turn them back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

In a paper published in the journal “Cell,” they break down the remarkable ability of one species of rove beetle to live among the typically combative ants.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

“In The Gold-Bug a beetle marks the spot where the treasure is hidden.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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