to beetle

Move a short distance quickly, often to make room or hurry

To move quickly with short, hurried steps because you feel afraid or rushed

To move quickly with small, light, playful steps

To move quickly with short hurried steps, often to hide or escape

To move quickly and lightly away, often because something scares you

To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

To walk slowly and enjoy it

To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed

A beetle that eats animal dung, rolls it into balls, and lays eggs in them

A small insect with black and yellow stripes that eats potato leaves and harms crops

A black and yellow beetle that eats potato plants

A small beetle that bores tunnels in tree bark and often kills the tree

A black-and-yellow beetle that eats potato leaves when young and as an adult

A large beetle whose male has big jaws that look like stag antlers

A fast, brightly colored beetle that hunts other insects

A small insect whose young eat wool, fur and other animal materials

A beetle with very long antennae often longer than its body

A small leaf beetle with strong back legs that jumps like a flea and chews small holes in leaves

A beetle that makes a liquid that can cause blisters on the skin

A small green and brown insect that eats leaves and harms garden plants

An insect with a smooth oval body and flat back legs for swimming

A dark, hard-bodied beetle whose young often eat dead plants or stored grain

A beetle in Europe that lives in beehives, damages honeycombs and disturbs bees

A shiny black or metallic beetle that lives on the ground and eats harmful insects

A small beetle that defends itself by shooting a hot, smelly spray and making a popping sound

A large tropical beetle with a horn on its head

A small round beetle often red with black spots that eats insects like aphids

A small beetle that eats bean leaves and damages crops

A beetle that snaps its body to flip into the air and make a quick clicking sound

A small insect that makes holes in wood and a faint ticking sound people once believed warned of death

A small round beetle with bright spots that eats small insects that harm plants

A large beetle that appears in late spring whose larvae eat plant roots and can damage lawns

A small insect that makes holes in the bark of spruce trees and often kills them

A ground beetle usually black or shiny that eats other insects and helps control pests

A small insect that lives in flour and stored grains and spoils food

A small insect that eats the leaves of bean plants and often damages bean crops

A large beetle from eastern Asia that attacks and kills hardwood trees like maple or oak

A small tropical beetle with bright glowing spots at night

A small brightly colored beetle that eats plant leaves and whose young damage roots and stems

A small insect that eats the seeds of plants like beans or peas

A large brown beetle that appears in late spring and whose larvae eat grass roots

A small active beetle with very short wing covers that eats pests

A small beetle that swims quickly in circles on the water

A small shiny green beetle whose young eat roots and adults eat leaves and flowers

A small beetle with a long nose that often damages crops like grain and nuts

A small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust

A brightly coloured, often shiny beetle that eats other insects

An insect that spreads a fungus that kills elm trees

A large shiny green beetle often seen on ripening fruit in early summer

A person or tool that kills small bugs like beetles

A small black insect that eats household fabrics and stored food

A small beetle with black, red and white marks that eats carpets and other fabric

A slow hard-bodied black beetle that lives on the ground whose young eat rotting plants or stored grain

A long beetle that makes a loud click to flip itself upright

A small beetle from Asia whose young eat the roots of grass and sugarcane

A beetle with feelers that end in hard flat plates

A beetle with a long body and very long antennae that often makes holes in wood

A brown beetle like a May bug that often damages plants

A beetle that releases an oily liquid from its leg joints to stop animals from eating it

A beetle from Asia whose young eat the roots of grasses like sugarcane

A thick beetle with a rounded body and often horns on its head

A large beetle whose young make holes in dead or dying pine trees

A large shiny blue-green beetle from North America that eats caterpillars

A small beetle that jumps into the air with a click to flip itself upright when on its back