to beetle

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

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

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

To move quickly with small, light, playful steps

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

A black and yellow beetle that eats potato plants

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

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

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

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

A beetle with very long antennae often longer than its body

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A fast, brightly colored beetle that hunts other insects

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

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

A small beetle that eats bean leaves and damages crops

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

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

A brightly coloured, often shiny beetle that eats other insects

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

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

An insect that spreads a fungus that kills elm trees

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

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

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

A small tropical beetle with bright glowing spots at night

A beetle with feelers that end in hard flat plates

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

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

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

A brown beetle like a May bug that often damages plants

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

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

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

A large tropical beetle with a horn on its head

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

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

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 small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust

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 insect that eats the seeds of plants like beans or peas

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

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

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

A small beetle that swims quickly in circles on the water