insects

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River gravel beds are where insects and fish lay their eggs and the young grow.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Dimon’s analogy is inaccurate — cockroaches are highly resilient insects that have survived for hundreds of millions of years.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

There are cooperatively breeding insects, rodents, and even reptiles.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"It's specific to insects and can't harm humans."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Boyle, for example, could place a lit candle in his globe, or a bird; although insects and frogs could be passed through the mercury into the Torricellian space, flames and birds could not.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton