insects

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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

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

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"But I would imagine at the source there coming down, there will be an effect on not just fish, but all aquatic insects and vertebrates and stuff."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

His head was balding, and around the detailed crown of curls, he wore a circlet studded with large jeweled insects.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia