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Also Known As coleopteran • beetle

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René Jeannel
French biologist

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Lion (panthera leo)
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wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination
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