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Its species name honors Dr. Harald Schillhammer of the Natural History Museum Vienna for his extensive and outstanding contributions to rove beetle research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Parker, speaking from his office, which is decorated in white decals of rove beetles — which his lab exclusively focuses on — said it pays to explore “obscure branches of the tree of life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
In the Mournes, Mr Fisher said rove beetles and other insects "support the skylarks and the meadow pipits that come from the lowlands to nest up in the uplands during this time of year".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
In response, Metro says it transferred pairs of security guards from elsewhere to rove the H Line, which connects downtown to Burien, “for the foreseeable future,” spokesperson Al Sanders said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
The dormouse watched Cluny’s eye rove lazily from his family to the blazing inferno.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
He roved the stage and gestured frequently, and, like the others he got a standing ovation but didn't hang around long to soak it up, heading for the wings after just 30 seconds.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
Mr. Uzzle woke up about 4:30 on Sunday morning and roved through the crowd.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Sassoon roved across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa buying up old books, and by his death in 1942, he had amassed over 1,200 manuscripts.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
I sat alone on my couch in Columbia, S.C.; my three sons roved around me.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
Her eyes roved across my face, which was smarting with pain, and then settled on your cut lip, but she didn’t comment.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
This romp about Fiorilla, a flirty young woman with a roving eye who is married to Geronio, a wealthy old Neapolitan, is packed with hilarious, fast-moving ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet investors are unlikely to care about Demand Progress’ roving billboards in Washington.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In Belfast itself, local communities have gathered en masse to support their immigrant neighbors, whether by hiding them from roving mobs or raising money to repair their homes and businesses.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Looking more than a little distrait, she paused just long enough to push downward on Bloomberg’s roving hindquarters.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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