insect

An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.

Nonetheless, some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.

The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.

A contemptible or powerless person.

The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.