insect
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Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
More than £100,000 had been deployed to connect network insect pathways, it added.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Researchers believe the oversized chelae on its front legs were likely used to seize and hold small insect prey as it hunted through the ancient coastal environment.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The insect stepped aside daintily to avoid a rivulet of sweat, for the air was hot and close in the forge.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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