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Insects
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Across
- Plump, pale beetle larva that damages lawns (4)
- Stinging insect with a famously pinched waist (4)
- Hard-shelled crawler making up the largest order of insects (6)
- Voracious leaf muncher destined for a chrysalis (11)
- Four-winged aerial predator that darts over ponds (9)
- Aquatic insect famous for its incredibly brief adult lifespan (6)
Down
- Apis mellifera, for one (3)
- Lepidopteran often drawn to porch lights (4)
- Snouted pest that infests pantries and cotton crops (6)
- Resilient scavenger that scatters when the kitchen light flips on (5)
- Nectar sipper celebrated for its colorful, scaly wings (9)
- Spotted garden ally highly prized for devouring aphids (7)
- Jumping parasite that might make a dog scratch (4)