insects

Synonyms

bee wasp butterfly entomology gnat flies insect worm beetle louse vermin lepidopteran lepidoptera

Phrases with the word

two-winged insects winged insects primitive insects wingless insects pollinated by insects insects with pincers

Examples

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. E. O. Wilson

It seems that scientists are often attracted to beautiful theories in the way that insects are attracted to flowers - not by logical deduction, but by something like a sense of smell. Steven Weinberg

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance. Albert Einstein

Around a flowering tree, there are many insects. Guinea Proverb

Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects. Guinea Proverb

It's not the monkey on top that make a tree fall but it's the work and effort of numerous small insects and ants. African Proverb