The research focused on how a social insect organizes its colony to allocate tasks efficiently.

Wearing a tiny crown, the king of insects buzzed proudly above the garden.

A single scale insect can drain enough sap to stunt the growth of a tender rosebush.

Gardeners noticed that scale insects had infested several branches of the old apple tree.

In his journal, the 18th-century naturalist carefully sketched each coral insect, noting how it extended its tentacles to capture plankton.

Marine biologists were excited to discover a new species among the coral insects on the reef.

The curious child carefully observed the leaf insect clinging to the fern in the museum's tropical display.

I repaired the insect screen on the kitchen window before summer arrived.

We installed insect screens on all the windows before summer to keep mosquitoes out.

A single beneficial insect can make a noticeable difference in a small vegetable plot by reducing pests and helping crops set fruit.