insects

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

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Middleton said bluebells provided much needed pollen to emerging insects in early spring which then go on to feed birds and other animals.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

With a hole for a toilet, and dirty mattresses "full of insects", conditions were "appalling", she said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

This insight is important for conservation efforts, since many existing models focus mainly on environmental factors like temperature while overlooking interactions between plants and insects.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Just as woodpeckers specialise in extracting insects from the trunks of trees, the first humans specialised in extracting marrow from bones.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari