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

It is smaller than your fingernail, but this hairy beetle is one of the biggest single threats to the UK's forests.

From BBC

Their leaves feed caterpillars, their bark shelters bats and beetles, and their acorns sustain mammals and birds through the winter.

From BBC

And when describing her underachieving brother’s shortcomings, she says, “He’s got the brains of a dung beetle and the ambitions of a French bureaucrat.”

From Los Angeles Times

But the number of pests have increased too including the tiny, shiny rosemary beetle which has exploded in number this year.

From BBC