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chey-chey-yes mosquito

choh-keeks gnat

choh-pos fly (insect)

cho-rek'-week nee 'werrp moth

ch'eee-yo' locust, cricket

har-puech ant

hue-pue-pos a big black bug, stinkbug, tumblebug

kerhl-kerh se-gon scorpion

ker-ker-ner-weech daddy longlegs

k'e-ro-se-gon scorpion

lo'-leephl sting of insect, fang of snake

moh-koh head louse, head lice

mo'-lekws moth

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

no-so-nos tick (insect)

pa-'aahl 'werrp' dragonfly

pue-lews daddy longlegs

pue'-nos tumble bug

saa-'a-goch seaweed bug

sa-'ahl 'ue'-werrp' miller moth

sker-weech craftsman, a woman who makes fine designs, fine work, centipede

te-ge'y flea

ter-perkws acorn worm, bug holes in acorn shell

ter-wer-mers bee, yellowjacket

ter-werr locust

toh-ta'r grasshopper

toh-to-nos beetle

toh-to'r grasshopper

werch-peet larva of the Jerusalem cricket, a character in creation stories

werr body louse

wert-peet Jerusalem cricket

wo'-ke-gep cricket

yerrs mosquito larva

'wech louse egg, nits

'wech-ken louse eggs, nits, mites

'werrp' butterfly

'wes spider

'wes 'wer-ner' spider web

'yekwhl maggot, worm