to beetle

To hit something with a wooden hammer-like tool

To touch gently to show comfort or approval

To touch someone or something gently to show love

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