Inevitability, part 2

Deep in the forest, a dead tree, still standing, even years after a beetle infestation had killed it, was about to fall.

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Inferno High - Chapter 23

I'm talking about flies and gnats and beetles and slugs and especially bees!" [ted] "sissy." [alex] "shut up! they're creepy as hell!" ted stormed off and left us there on the bench. daniel shoved alex off onto me and chased after ted.

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Stuck...

He pulled the log back over, sadly crushing some beetles. he reached down to pick up the previously collected resources, then walked back to what he called home now. he lay the resources down, then walked outside, towards the beach.

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Ander - Chapter 2, Subchapter 20

Or a beetle. or a cricket. some kind of bug, anyway, scratching at her nose, tickling her nostrils. maybe it was a bee. her eyes flew open, but what she saw was not a bee. if only.

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Wasp's Sting 1

Certainly not a beetle like cynwrig, yet something she's seen before. it had been when tik tik was reading from her magical tome when she beheld a tiny caterpillar crawling along a tree.

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Bee Stories 2

That beetle boy, well, he just was going on and on about how we shouldn't let the bees have their way and that we should find tik tik. i know that tik tik can handle herself, and i know full well when a body of mine has its limit.

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Floral Frolics 1

Then, there is cynwrig, the beetle companion and native inhabitant of the insect kingdoms. he is their guide, buzzing above the flowers to scout the fields afar. finally, baker is their liaison for this new and exciting opportunity.

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The Golden Scarab: Rouge the Bat Chapter 1

But as it sat there, soon, more of the glimmering substance oozed out from the beetle. i screamed and rushed over towards the bathroom, turning the light on. sure enough, a golden material was forming all over me.

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Late Night Return

The dim streetlights lit his path and attracted swarms of hideous looking beetles and moths of the like. a soft shiver of disgust raced through him at the site and aided his hurry.

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Much Ado About Bluebottles

Another case held an emerald beetle the size of tr'lia's fist. it hissed and waved its long horn at her when she peered closer. "ho, ho!" a voice from above called. "a pet enthusiast, a connoisseur!" tr'lia looked to the perch above the stall.

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Thirteen Tales 2020: Tale 7

At least until he encountered a beetle bigger than his character. he tried doing a pounce attack, but bounced off the beetles shell and fell off the leaf plummeting into a hole.

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Unexpected, Undeserved ~ Chapter 19

Lynn didn't like beetles quite as much as cicadas. the hyena reached down to scratch at a sudden annoying itch halfway up her thigh. "lynn?"

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