beetle

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The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Once the beetle turns its own pheromones off, it can’t turn them back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Still, the beetle continued its march in the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The methylglycosides are also resistant to beetle enzymes that would normally break them down and restore their toxicity through hydrolysis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman