Tiny patch of Amazon probably holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 5, 2026

A juvenile female of the mantid species Choeradodis rhomboidea was collected as part of an effort to catalog insects in the Amazon.Credit: Bernardo Ferraz/BioInsecta The Amazon’s lush rainforest harbours a hidden world of tiny creatures, nearly all of them unknown to science. But now hundreds of scientists in Brazil are collaborating on a quest to