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单词 soldier beetle
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Definition of soldier beetle in English:

soldier beetle

noun
  • An elongated flying beetle with soft downy wing cases, typically found on flowers, where it hunts other insects.

    花萤

    Family Cantharidae: several genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the rain today I found a handsome soldier beetle on a leaf of herb robert.
    • Indeed, the soldier beetle must squeeze a lot of living into its short, one-year life span.
    • The larvae of soldier beetles are on the move in the fall.
    • Adult soldier beetles are elongate, soft-bodied beetles similar to fireflies.
    • In addition, no members of the soldier beetles are able to ‘glow’.
    • Her husband, Kenneth, was a mail carrier who happened to be a renowned connoisseur of soldier beetles.
    • As adults, some soldier beetle species feed on nectar and pollen, while others are predators that hunt for aphids and other soft-bodied insects.
    • The larvae of soldier beetles eat mainly slugs and snails.
    • The immature stages of soldier beetles are somewhat like the immature forms of lady beetles but are larger and more slender.
    • Three others, the rove beetles, fireflies and soldier beetles, are commonly encountered in home gardens.
    • Two girls watch soldier beetles mating, the male expressively raising his middle two legs on either side now and then.
    • Spined soldier beetle and two-spotted stink bug are commonly referred as the stink bugs.
    • Again, soldier beetles are not pests and plants should not be sprayed where you see these beneficial insects.
    • But other good beetles, like the soldier beetle and the common ground beetle, inhabit local yards.
    • The larva of the soldier beetle will feed on small insects before burrowing in for the winter.
    • This species of soldier beetle is called the Plague Soldier Beetle by gardeners because vast numbers of them appear on plants through spring, summer and autumn.
    • Ground beetles, rove beetles, soldier beetles, longhorn beetles, click beetles, water beetles, tiger beetles, ladybirds, weevils, chafers, and many more, are all found in the Park.
    • Like other soldier beetles it is relatively soft-bodied, the elytra being thin and rather flimsy, which perhaps relates to the fact that it spends much more time in flight than do most beetles.

Definition of soldier beetle in US English:

soldier beetle

noun
  • An elongated flying beetle with soft downy wing cases, typically found on flowers, where it hunts other insects.

    花萤

    Family Cantharidae: several genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Adult soldier beetles are elongate, soft-bodied beetles similar to fireflies.
    • In addition, no members of the soldier beetles are able to ‘glow’.
    • The larva of the soldier beetle will feed on small insects before burrowing in for the winter.
    • Like other soldier beetles it is relatively soft-bodied, the elytra being thin and rather flimsy, which perhaps relates to the fact that it spends much more time in flight than do most beetles.
    • The immature stages of soldier beetles are somewhat like the immature forms of lady beetles but are larger and more slender.
    • Three others, the rove beetles, fireflies and soldier beetles, are commonly encountered in home gardens.
    • Ground beetles, rove beetles, soldier beetles, longhorn beetles, click beetles, water beetles, tiger beetles, ladybirds, weevils, chafers, and many more, are all found in the Park.
    • Again, soldier beetles are not pests and plants should not be sprayed where you see these beneficial insects.
    • In the rain today I found a handsome soldier beetle on a leaf of herb robert.
    • But other good beetles, like the soldier beetle and the common ground beetle, inhabit local yards.
    • Two girls watch soldier beetles mating, the male expressively raising his middle two legs on either side now and then.
    • Her husband, Kenneth, was a mail carrier who happened to be a renowned connoisseur of soldier beetles.
    • Spined soldier beetle and two-spotted stink bug are commonly referred as the stink bugs.
    • Indeed, the soldier beetle must squeeze a lot of living into its short, one-year life span.
    • The larvae of soldier beetles are on the move in the fall.
    • This species of soldier beetle is called the Plague Soldier Beetle by gardeners because vast numbers of them appear on plants through spring, summer and autumn.
    • The larvae of soldier beetles eat mainly slugs and snails.
    • As adults, some soldier beetle species feed on nectar and pollen, while others are predators that hunt for aphids and other soft-bodied insects.
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