bug, beetle, arthropod, scarab, mite, vermin, cootie*; see also pest 1. see also ant, bee 1, flea, fly 1, mosquito.

Kinds of insects include: ant, bristletail, louse, flea, gnat, springtail, earwig, stone fly, May fly, dragonfly, darning needle, termite, thrips, plant bug, cicada, aphid, scale insect, leaf insect, alder fly, lacewing, mealy wing, mantis, ant lion, beetle, Japanese beetle, scorpion fly, caddis fly, butterfly, moth, true fly, sawfly, ichneumon fly, seventeen-year locust, bedbug, caterpillar, centipede, millipede, grasshopper, cricket, walking stick, katydid, daddy-longlegs, wasp, bumblebee, honeybee, yellow jacket, hornet, cockroach, silverfish, potato bug, corn borer, boll weevil, stinkbug, firefly;