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An insect-eating plant.

The insect that produces cuckoo spit.

The larva of an insect, eg, maggot, caterpillar.

The larval form of certain insects, such as the grasshopper.

Ants are eusocial insects that belong to the same order as wasps and bees.

A ring or whorl of petals that are usually arranged this way to attract insects for pollination.

An abnormal growth or swelling on a plant, caused by insect attack, fungi or bacteria.

1) The sticky secretions of aphids and other scale insects.2) A cultivar group of melon.

The transfer of pollen - by insects, wind or hand - to the female stigma, after which fertilisation of the ovule ensues.