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cheycheyes mosquito

chohkeeks gnat

chohpos fly (insect)

chorek'week nee 'werrp moth

ch'eeeyo' locust, cricket

harpuech ant

huepuepos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

kerhlkerh segon scorpion

kerkernerweech daddy longlegs

k'erosegon scorpion

lo'leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

mohkoh head louse, head lice

mo'lekws moth

nohpet'ekws dry-salmon maggot or beetle, black bug, weevil, stranger

nosonos tick (insect)

pa'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

puelews daddy longlegs

pue'nos

saa'agoch seaweed bug

sa'ahl 'ue-'werrp' miller moth

skerweech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

tege'y flea

terperkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

terwermers bee, yellowjacket

terwerr locust

tohta'r grasshopper

tohtonos beetle

tohto'r grasshopper

werchpeet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a character in creation stories

werr body louse

wertpeet Jerusalem cricket

wo'kegep cricket

yerrs mosquito larva

'wech louse egg, nits

'wechken louse eggs, nits, mites

'werrp' butterfly

'wes spider

'wes 'wer-ner' spider web

'yekwhl maggot, worm