Fluffy, Spike, Flappy, Fido, Spot,
just to name a few.
Ooooh - I love collective nouns! How about a flutter of butterflies.
A swarm of ladybirds.
Insects
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majesty
A swarm.
That is the correct spelling of the noun "swarm" (a number of massed objects or organisms).
A swarm or fry of eels is correct
A large group of locusts is called a "swarm".
A swamp of bees does not describe a group of bees. The correct term for a group of bees is a swarm.
a swarm
Ladybirds of any colour are not poisonous to humans.
"Swarm" is a collective noun and takes a singular verb. Although many bees make a swarm, it is meant to be taken as one whole. The correct sentence is, "There was a swarm of bees (chasing me)." The sentence could be rearranged to read, "A swarm of bees was chasing me." See the related link for subject/verb agreement rules. Rules 3, 4, and 18 address this question.
The collective nouns for hornets are a "swarm" or a "nest" of hornets.
The noun 'swarm' is a collective noun for:a swarm of antsa swarm of beea swarm of butterfliesa swarm of cockroachesa swarm of cootsa swarm of eelsa swarm of fliesa swarm of gnatsa swarm of grasshoppersa swarm of hornetsa swarm of insectsa swarm of locustsa swarm of mosquitoesa swarm of ratsa swarm of suitorsa swarm of sycophantsa swarm of termites
The collective noun swarm is used for:a swarm of antsa swarm of beesa swarm of butterfliesa swarm of cockroachesa swarm of cootsa swarm of dragon fisha swarm of dronesa swarm of earthquakesa swarm of eelsa swarm of fliesa swarm of gnatsa swarm of grasshoppersa swarm of hornetsa swarm of insectsa swarm of locustsa swarm of mosquitosa swarm of ratsa swarm of suitorsa swarm of sycophantsa swarm of termites
The noun 'swarm' is a singular, common, concrete noun.The noun 'swarm is also a standard collective noun for:a swarm of antsa swarm of beesa swarm of butterfliesa swarm of cockroachesa swarm of cootsa swarm of dragon fisha swarm of dronesa swarm of earthquakesa swarm of eelsa swarm of fliesa swarm of gnatsa swarm of grasshoppersa swarm of hornetsa swarm of insectsa swarm of locustsa swarm of mosquitoesa swarm of ratsa swarm of suitorsa swarm of sycophantsa swarm of termites