insects

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Teller stressed that native insects are critical to local ecosystems, and that his imported honeybees in fact depend on native ecology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

River gravel beds are where insects and fish lay their eggs and the young grow.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

These colonies are built around a single dominant breeding female, but unlike some social insects, the other females are still capable of reproducing themselves.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Fishbourne said he was worried about the lack of insects in and around the water.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Over ten feet tall, even hunched over, he shuffled through the mass of insects.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda