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a small insect that lives under the ground in large organized groups called colonies

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a very small insect that lives on plants and destroys them

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an insect with a round body and no wings that sucks people’s blood, especially when they are in bed

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a flying insect that has black and yellow bands and can sting you. Bees make honey, and bees that are not wild live in hives. The sound a bee makes is written as buzz.

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an insect with a smooth hard back

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a very poisonous spider that lives in parts of North America and Asia

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an insect that feeds on the blood of animals or people

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a fly that lays its eggs on meat or dead animals

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a large fly with a shiny blue body

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an insect that lives in North America and damages cotton plants

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a large bee

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a flying insect with large colourful wings

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a small long thin insect with many legs that eats plants and develops into a butterfly or moth

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a very small insect with a long narrow body and many pairs of legs

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a small insect larva, common in warm parts of the US, whose bite causes painful lumps on your skin

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an insect that lives in trees and tall grass in hot countries and makes a loud high noise

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an insect similar to a large beetle that lives in places where food is kept

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a flying insect with very long legs

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a small brown insect that moves by jumping and makes a loud noise by rubbing its front wings together

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a fly with a thin body and very long thin legs

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an insect like a spider with a round body and very long thin legs

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an insect with a long narrow brightly coloured body and two pairs of transparent wings

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a type of very small insect that lives in houses and causes allergies in some people

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a type of worm that lives in soil

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a brown insect with a pair of curved parts at the back end of its body

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an insect that produces a flashing light when it flies at night

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a small jumping insect that lives on animals and bites them

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a common small insect with wings. Flies eat food, are often found near rubbish, and are responsible for spreading many diseases

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a very small fly that eats decaying fruit

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a fly that bites cows and horses

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a small insect without wings that produces light from its body at night

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a very small flying insect that bites people but is not dangerous

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a large insect with long back legs that moves by jumping and makes short high sounds

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a very small green insect that damages plants

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a flying insect with black and yellow stripes that makes honey and can sting. A honeybee is often simply called a bee.

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a black and yellow flying insect that can sting you. It is a type of large wasp.

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a large flying insect that bites horses, cows, and other large animals

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a very common flying insect that often lives in houses and is attracted by food

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a small insect that has a round red or yellow body with small black spots on it

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a ladybird

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a small soft creature that sticks to the skin of other animals in order to feed on their blood. Leeches were often used in the past as a type of medical treatment.

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small insects that live on people’s skin and in their hair. Lice is the plural of louse.

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a type of grasshopper that flies over wide areas in very large groups called swarms, often destroying crops

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a small insect that lives on the bodies of animals and people

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a small soft creature with no arms or legs that later changes into a fly. Maggots are found in old meat and dead bodies.

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a praying mantis

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a flying insect that lives near water and has a very short life

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a small fly that bites people and often lives near water

another spelling of millipede

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an insect with a long thin body and many pairs of small legs

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a very small insect that lives in foods, on plants, or on animals

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a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals in order to feed on their blood. Some types of mosquito can spread a serious disease called malaria.

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a flying insect like a butterfly that flies mostly at night. The young form of some types of moth eat cloth

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a large insect with long front legs

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a large female insect that can lay eggs

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a cockroach

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a small fly that lives in warm regions of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. It can spread disease when it bites.

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a large black beetle (=insect with a hard skin) that ancient Egyptians believed was holy

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a type of caterpillar that produces silk when it is young

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an insect with a grey or silver body that often causes damage to paper products or clothing

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a small creature with a soft body and no legs that moves very slowly. Slugs are similar to snails but they have no shell.

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a small animal that has a soft body, no legs, and a hard shell on its back. Snails move very slowly.

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a small creature with eight legs that usually weaves a web to catch insects

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a long thin insect that looks like a small stick

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a large poisonous spider that lives in Central and South America

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a small insect that eats wood and can damage buildings

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an insect that sucks your blood

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a type of butterfly that is brown and orange

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a flying insect in Africa that bites people and animals in order to drink their blood. It can spread a serious disease called sleeping sickness.

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a black and yellow flying insect that can sting you

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an insect that eats plants and can destroy crops

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a small grey insect that lives in places that are slightly wet

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a small insect that makes holes in wood

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a creature with a long soft body and no bones or legs