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 beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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
Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
The bird could have reached South Georgia in a matter of hours, if it chose, while the men in the James Caird were crawling like a beetle over the surface of the ocean.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
