insect
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A rare fly that faced extinction could now outnumber the human population of the Cairngorms National Park - the last place in the UK where the insect survives, say conservationists.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Choe's lab focuses on how urban insect pests communicate chemically, with the goal of turning that knowledge into smarter control strategies for pests such as western drywood termites.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
“They take it out on a little eye dropper, and they put it all over,” he continued, adding that the team used insect repellent on his face to keep the bees clear from that area.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The unusual insect caught the attention of an international team of researchers, who were struck by how different it looked from any known species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 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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