insect

This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

“Out in the wild, they’re trying to build up their calories through berries and insects. But when they come across garbage in a neighborhood, that’s all the calories they need in one spot.”

Dead insects are scattered along the steps in front of me.

Held captive by his wife’s temper like an insect stuck on a pin, the baron squirmed and blushed until he finally turned to Edward Ashton.

Why comparisons to insects, animals, and even vegetables are so often used to discuss matters that have only to do with humans is a question that philosophers have yet to answer.