insect
Example Sentences
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Also, those with insect phobias should consider this when planning a visit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
As global biodiversity declines, including what some researchers describe as an "insect apocalypse," two ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst set out to examine how insects and arachnids are doing in the United States.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
A distinguishing feature is that on each hand, the possum's fourth finger is twice the length of other digits, which scientists say help it dig out wood-boring insect larvae, it's main source of food.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
One reason is the lack of experimental data on temperature tolerance, as well as the limited research available for many insect groups.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
The landscape below them was a bleak, ash-gray plain bristling with black trees, like insect hair.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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