Beetle
A beetle was a type of insect characterized by the first pair of wings being modified into hard, protective coverings.

Certain varieties of beetles were eaten by Ferengi, either alive or processed into various dishes. ()

One of the stories in The Adventures of Flotter children's holonovel series involved a giant beetle. ()

During shore leave at Norcadia Prime in 2376, The Doctor planned to visit an exhibit on beetle larvae from the equatorial subcontinent at the Norcadian Museum of Entomology. ()

Types 
 Alverian dung beetle
 Dalvin hissing beetle
 Hupyrian beetle
 Snow beetle
 Spawn beetle

See also
 Volkswagen Beetle
 The Beatles

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Earth insects