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Arcane Entomology and Mythic Fauna
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  • 1. Egyptian sacred dung beetle, symbolizing rebirth and the sun's journey
  • 2. Punning blend referencing sacred cicada veneration in East Asian legends
  • 3. Invented term blending hues of rare beetles linked to color symbolism
  • 4. Fictive insect name evoking eastern mythical armored beetles
  • 5. Cryptic clan of stick insects, masters of camouflage and trickery
  • 6. Eldritch embodiment of prayerful insect in African mythologies
  • 7. One who fears spiders, sometimes metaphorically linked to insect legends
  • 10. Term hinting at shape-shifting myths, here implying werewolf-like insect allegories
  • 11. Mayflies' family, their fleeting existence paralleled to mortality myths
  • 13. Divination using insects, an esoteric practice of prophetic lore
  • 15. Mythic attribute ascribed to bioluminescent insects in nocturnal folklore
  • 17. Order encompassing butterflies, their symbolic metamorphosis revered in folklore
  • 19. Metamorphic stage hidden in myth, symbolizing transformation and rebirth
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  • 8. Creature famed in folklore for ghostly light, a natural lantern bearer
  • 9. Family name of the ladybird, an omen insect in various traditions
  • 12. Dragonfly subgroup, often linked with transcendence and ephemeral souls
  • 14. Order with large-winged insects, often symbolic of primal water spirits
  • 16. French-rooted term describing mutual insect partnerships in nature myths
  • 18. Term denoting species that live harmoniously with ants, secretive myth subjects
  • 20. Earthly recycler whose celestial myth analogies span sun gods and cycles
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