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a person of no importance or influence
the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names
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Rising temperatures threaten the forests and the insects on which bats rely, disrupting their natural behaviors and breeding habits.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The aim is to revitalize areas that have traditionally been seen as less hospitable for wildlife and pollinator insects, transforming them into thriving ecosystems.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
As such, common subjects include human, animal and plant cells, slime mold, extreme close-ups of insects, and physical processes frozen in time.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
The marigolds attract beneficial insects.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
An abundance of atmospheric oxygen caused creatures such as scorpions and now-extinct dragonfly-like insects called griffinflies to reach enormous sizes that dwarf their modern counterparts, the study authors said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Brian was taking us nymphing, a form of fly-fishing that utilizes microscopic lures that mimic aquatic insects at a juvenile or larval stage.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Richards portrayed Carmen Ibanez, a high school student who over the course of the film becomes a spaceship captain when Earth goes to war against a race of giant alien insects.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The ants get food, and the fungi get room and board, plus careful tending by the ants and the chance to spread as the insects stake out new territory.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The aim is to revitalize areas that have traditionally been seen as less hospitable for wildlife and pollinator insects, transforming them into thriving ecosystems.
—Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
As such, common subjects include human, animal and plant cells, slime mold, extreme close-ups of insects, and physical processes frozen in time.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
The marigolds attract beneficial insects.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
An abundance of atmospheric oxygen caused creatures such as scorpions and now-extinct dragonfly-like insects called griffinflies to reach enormous sizes that dwarf their modern counterparts, the study authors said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Brian was taking us nymphing, a form of fly-fishing that utilizes microscopic lures that mimic aquatic insects at a juvenile or larval stage.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Richards portrayed Carmen Ibanez, a high school student who over the course of the film becomes a spaceship captain when Earth goes to war against a race of giant alien insects.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The ants get food, and the fungi get room and board, plus careful tending by the ants and the chance to spread as the insects stake out new territory.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Insects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insects. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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