beetle
Example Sentences
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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 cuticular hydrocarbons have another function: they form a waxy barrier that prevents the beetle from drying out.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
In 2024, the beetle was discovered in several canyons in Santa Clarita, putting it just 14 miles from the roughly 600,000 coast live oaks in the Santa Monica Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
“Look there, at that striped beetle. Blister beetle, that’s who! When we get to a pool I found, I’ll show you some diving beetles, too. You ever see a whirligig?”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
