An odd, ungainly insect was hovering mere inches above the water-at least at first glance that's what it looked like.

The insects seemed to be drawn to him, and hovered in small black clouds.

Large flying insects hovered about her head and tried to settle on her.

Birds flew amongst the trees, insects hovered in the air and danced in the shafts of light.

Birds and insects of many kinds also hovered close to the strong currents, which seemed to carry a great deal of living matter in their invisible clutches, much of it apparently edible.

A beautiful insect with iridescent wings hovered a few feet above the water.

Small insects hovered around the fretwork of small cuts and abrasions that covered his exposed flesh.

Big black insects hovered around the bodies, and the smell was like the sweat and waste in the rest of the building, but with a sickly sweet smell added in.

When the insect is hovering, the two strokes take the same amount of time.

Many insects can hover, or stay in one spot in the air, doing so by beating their wings rapidly.