insects

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"Insects and arachnids are fundamental for human society," says Laura Figueroa, assistant professor of environmental conservation at UMass Amherst and the study's senior author.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Insects are frequently sold online and through underground sources, making them a lucrative part of the illegal wildlife trade.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Insects are essential members of the web of life that pollinate many flowering plants, serve as a food source for birds and animals, and perform other important ecological services.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

The name of the conference said it all – Insects to Feed the World.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Insects have colonies of bacteria, the mycetocytes, living in them like little glands, doing heaven knows what but being essential.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas