insect

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The insects belong to the genus Batracomorphus, a group of leafhoppers.

From Science Daily

"These things that I have built are totemic creatures but also prayer for the existence and continuation of the existence of creatures and insects."

From BBC

A robotic sample changer handled the insects during the process, rotating each specimen and replacing it with the next one every 30 seconds.

From Science Daily

Concentrations of the chemicals were sometimes up to 45 times above safe levels, with the situation shown to be killing aquatic insects.

From BBC

Over the past two decades, genetic research across many groups of animals, including insects, fish, birds, and mammals, suggests that a large number of species may be hiding in plain sight.

From Science Daily