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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Are there 14 million more insect species than previously thought?

Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...

There may be 3 times more insect species than previously thought

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...
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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 ...
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Crickets, Likely Other Insects, Cannot Distinguish Between Microplastics and Food

To a human, microplastics are very small at less than 5 millimeters (mm) wide. But to an insect, microplastics might be the same size as the food they usually eat. Researchers reporting in ACS’ ...