insect

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This is because chemicals are designed to target specific organisms or processes, for example insecticides should target insects.

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"These thousands of newly found species each year are not just microscopic organisms, but include insects, plants, fungi and even hundreds of new vertebrates."

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These discoveries cover an astonishing sweep of life on Earth, including dinosaurs, mammals, fishes, reptiles, insects, arachnids, marine invertebrates, and even a mineral never documented before.

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Once the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow into flesh in a corkscrew motion, which is how the insect got its name.

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A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects' dangerous stingers.

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