insect
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The orange-and-black insect became a symbol for the pro-migrant movement years ago because it travels long distances between Mexico and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Amid a global biodiversity crisis, birds -- which play a vital role in pollination, seed dispersal and controlling insect populations -- are one of the fastest declining groups.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Ms. Hruska reminds us of Brod’s claim that Kafka reduced his friends to helpless laughter when he read his story about a man who woke up transformed into an insect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
They named one of these protosticta armageddonia, a nod to the term "ecological armageddon", which is used to describe the catastrophic decline of insect populations around the world.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The Kmart, it turned out, didn’t stock insect repellent.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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