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Cornell: There may be 3 times as many insect species than previously thought
June 29, 2026
ITHACA, New York, June 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news:

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There may be 3 times as many insect species than previously thought

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Get out your bug repellant! A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought, with few of them discovered.

Most experts have currently accepted an estimate of about 6 million insect species, an appraisal that has stoo . . .

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