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Cryptic Insect Lore and Mythos
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Legendary ant-people, forged by divine origin in Greek myth
  • 2. Symbiotic bond mythologized as insect communion and alliance
  • 3. Day-flying insect archetype, linked to solar deities and myths
  • 4. Order of butterflies and moths, symbolizing soul and transformation
  • 5. Animal spirit veneration; insects as clan emblems in tribal lore
  • 7. Ancient Egyptian scarab revered as solar emissary
  • 9. Ancient beetle form linked to cosmic cycles and creation myths
  • 10. Serpent-bodied beings intertwined with insect symbolism in Asia
  • 14. Divination through crawling creatures—ancient prognostication
  • 16. Malaria vector, shadowy harbinger in African mythos
  • 17. Insect-borne plague concept, mythic scourge of populations
  • 20. Class of eight-legged mythic weavers often conflated with insects
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  • 6. Order with fleeting adults, a cryptic emblem of evanescence
  • 8. Ephemeral insect symbolizing transience in folklore’s fleeting moments
  • 11. Ghostly mimic in myth, master of disguise and shadow play
  • 12. Metamorphic vessel, symbol of transformation and rebirth rites
  • 13. Misleading family clue—actually related to birds, referenced in insect mimicry myths
  • 15. Mechanical puppetry linked to mythic insect automata in Japan
  • 18. Study revealing deeper mythos entwined in insect natural history
  • 19. Stag beetle family revered in European folklore for strength

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