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beetle

[beet-l] / ˈbit l /
















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Buglife said animals including the Straw Belle, which now only survives at up to two sites in Surrey, and one of the UK's rarest insect, the hazel pot beetle, stand to benefit from the project.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Others include the adonis blue butterfly, the armed nomad bee and the red-tailed mason bee, the shining pot beetle and the large scabious mining bee.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Japanese red elder plants protect their own survival by dropping fruits that contain Heterhelus beetle larvae.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The golden beetle greeted her, shining in the rose-hued light.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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