beetle
Example Sentences
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In a paper published in the journal “Cell,” they break down the remarkable ability of one species of rove beetle to live among the typically combative ants.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Although officials are only now reporting the arrival, they first found the beetle in Ventura County in the summer of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura County, marking a troubling expansion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
The scientists next examined how these beetle defenses affect the fungus Beauveria bassiana.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
“There was this strange beetle yesterday that climbed on me and probably bit me.”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
