beetle

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The "first of its kind in the UK" report identified the country's rarest species, including the high brown fritillary butterfly and Snowden leaf beetle, based on how geographically restricted they are, said Natural Resources Wales.

From BBC

DNA tests confirmed visual observations that the beetle was distinct from all other species of the genus Bembidion, which generally live near bodies of water.

From Los Angeles Times

In a darkened lab at the museum, Taylor and Lakota grad student Chance Ward, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, deploy beetles to scour the flesh from modern horse cadavers.

From Science Magazine

In a series of essays, Kelleher investigates the darker sides to our adornments: the crushed-up beetles in our lipstick, the cow bones in our dishware.

From New York Times

The beetle was named in honor of Brown and his wife, Anne Brown.

From Seattle Times