The world is full of insects, and full of quotes and proverbs in which insects are mentioned. Enjoy!
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'We have rowed well' said the flea as the fishing boat arrives at its mooring.
A beard signifies lice, not brains.
A bee in one's bonnet.An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion.
A bee was never caught in a shower.
A beetle is a beauty in the eyes of his mother.
A bell cricket is kept in its cage because of its song.
A big black bug bit a black dog on his big black nose.(unknown author)
Tongue twister
A blind man swallows many a fly.
A bug.A fault in a machine (computer)
A closed mouth catches no flies.
A cockroach cannot give birth to a butterfly.
A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant.
A coconut shell full of water is an ocean to an ant.
A cow that has no tail should not try to chase away flies.
A cunning person's kiss is like that of a mosquito.
A dead bee will make no honey.
A deaf insect hears words in the belly of a bird
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a hunting dog does not feel them.
A dog's fleas are its jewels.
A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.
A fig tree with figs turned out to be a ruin with mosquitoes.
A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea.
A flea on top of a bald head.
A flea-bitten horse never tires.
A fly can drive away horses.
A fly does not mind dying in coconut cream.
A fly follows honey.
A fly in the ointment.A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback.
A fly is nothing; yet it creates loathsomeness.
A fly may conquer a lion.
A fly on the wall.A person who watches others without being noticed.
A fly to a fly.Similar to: Birds of a feather flock together.
A fly will not get into a closed mouth.
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.Samuel Johnson
A greasy-haired teenager sat alone in a dark bedroom, pointing his wand at the ceiling, shooting down flies.J.K. Rowling
Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A hive of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
A kangaroo-sized grasshopper would likely not jump much farther than a kangaroo.Source: Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects
A louse cannot lift the eiderdown.
A louse in the cabbage is better than no meat at all.
A louse.A mean or despicable person.
A moth will eat the finest linen.
A person is not a fly.
A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.H.L. Mencken
A reasonable amount of fleas is good for a dog. They keep him from broodin' on being a dog.
A shut mouth catches no flies.
A single finger cannot catch fleas.
A social butterfly.A person interested principally in frivolous pleasure.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.Benjamin Franklin
A termite can do nothing to a stone but lick it.
A wasp stings the crying face.
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