We've Been Undercounting the Insects. There May Be Three Times as Many Species as We Knew

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.
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Scientists thought Earth had 6 million insect species. A new study says it may be three times more

Insects may be far more numerous than anyone thought. A new study estimates that Earth holds 14 million to 20 million insect ...

Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

Earth has a dizzying diversity of insects, with beetles alone making up 25 percent of all named animal species. The new ...
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Insects Undercounted

AAAS: "Scientists have only discovered a tiny fraction of living insect species." From half-meter-long moths to fairy wasps smaller than sand grains, insects come in a stunning variety of shapes and ...

Earth may be home to 3x more insect species than scientists thought

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...
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Why did the stag beetle Prosopocoilus hachijoensis lose its ability to fly?

The stag beetle Prosopocoilus hachijoensis is the only flightless species of the genus Prosopocoilus in Japan. Researchers at University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanisms underlying the loss of ...

Monitoring program in Nunavut finds biting insects emerging earlier, and with more variety of species

A project studying the impacts of biting insects in the Kitikmeot region is entering its third year. So far, a researcher ...