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insect

[in-sekt] / ˈɪn sɛkt /


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“They take it out on a little eye dropper, and they put it all over,” he continued, adding that the team used insect repellent on his face to keep the bees clear from that area.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“They’re not medically significant,” said Pat Wooden, the insect identification lab manager at Virginia Tech.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Instead, each insect responds independently to environmental cues, yet they end up clustering in the same place at the same time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

For more than ten years, Evan Economo's lab has relied on micro CT scanners to image insect specimens.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Raymie heard a rustle of something in the bushes, the hum of electricity from the streetlight, the buzz of insect wings.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo




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