An insect had landed, and was sniffing at a vein.
Something was tickling the back of his hand; for a moment, he thought an insect had landed there, and brushed it away without looking.
However, in return, plants in this family offer wide flower umbels on which insects may land to feed.
For a second, he had thought that an insect had landed on his neck.
The surface was still, disturbed only by spreading ripples when an insect landed on the water or when a fish rose.
A stinging insect landed on his cheek, then flew away without trying to bite - professional courtesy and all that.
Lying on his back unable to move, another insect landed on Decker's face.
The 3-lobed labellum projects forward with an extended midlobe which allows insects to land.
He employed nearly 100 slaves and stationed them throughout the vineyard, charged with ensuring that not a single insect landed on the vines.
Talia noticed them as if an ugly insect had just landed before her.