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we share our home
with a host of squatters
most too small to see

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"Our miniaturized drones resemble ladybugs," he said, "they never suspect. The only danger is from frogs and chameleons."

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fireflies flame out
over drought-dried brush
get some water bugs

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the first-instar warriors
massed ventrally on the leaf
probosci at the ready

the vegetation had no chance

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Snug as a bug in a rug; a phrase that was coined before modern high-powered vacuums were invented.

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chameleon bugs
came in on gear and clothing
darn near invisible

don't know what they eat
they're all over the ship

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centimeter worms

sleeker and more fuel efficient

inchworms didn't have a prayer

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their roses are like dinner plates
30-some feet across
you can't eat off them
unless you like rose petals or bugs
watch out
some of those petals bite back
not like plates at all, really

really bugs me

little Rob joined the
Cult of the Hemiptera
they suck