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
So when one comes up to a beetle wearing its own chemical suit, so to speak, it accepts it.
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
Then the beetle seeks out an ant — climbing on top of it, clasping its antennae in its jaws and scooping up its pheromones with brush-like legs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
