Researchers find millions more insect species
Scientists estimate at least between 14 and 30 million insect species, not just six million.
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"Diversity is really hard to quantify, but what this new study shows is that we have completely underestimated the insects."
— Dr Robert Puschendorf , Academic
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Scientists estimate at least between 14 and 30 million insect species, not just six million.
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