9 sentences with 'insect'
Example sentences and phrases with the word insect and other words derived from it.
• « Kafka's most famous story, Metamorphosis, describes the experience of a young man who wakes up one day to discover that he has become a gigantic insect, but whose immediate concern is that he will not be able to do his job. »
• « The indigenous people of the Amazon have no problem with night lighting because that is taken care of by the insect Pirophorus noctilucas. »
• « This insect, which is widespread in the jungle, emits such a strong light that the indigenous people use it to light their huts and when they have to venture into the jungle at night. »
• « When they receive an unwelcome visit from another insect, especially if it is larger than they are, the bees immobilise it with propolis. »
• « The amazing thing is that the corpse of the insect trapped in propolis is preserved for a long time, showing no signs of putrefaction. The bees themselves use it as a "brick" to repair a crack in the honeycomb or to narrow the entrance. »
• « These leaves, which open like a spring trap, close on the insect at a speed of 80 metres per second as soon as it dares to touch two of the sensitive hairs pointing upwards. Why two and not just one? To prevent the plant from wasting time swallowing non-nutritious panicles that have been casually deposited by a draught. »
• « Microscopic glands full of nectar glisten in the sun and attract the insect which, as soon as it brushes against the spring-activated follicles, is imprisoned as if between bars that may let an ant escape, but never the tasty locusts. »
• « Its diet consists of tiny crustaceans and insect larvae that allow it to conserve energy for a few months until the wet season - winter - when it returns to the Australian coast. »
• « The function of insect wings 250 million years ago was to capture the sun's rays to keep the body warm. Flying was still far from evolutionary plans. »