bugs

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Generally once they become adults, the bugs only have a few weeks to shine—and mate—before dying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The gleam of a cellphone or a car’s headlights also can throw off the courtship ritual by distracting the bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The sixth-generation driver aims to fix those bugs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Aside from its dramatic claws, the insect's body shares similarities with modern Gelastocoridae, also called toad bugs, which are land-dwelling predators.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

What Nixon didn’t know was that the CIA had bugs in President Thieu’s office.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin