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Half of Amazon insects could face dangerous heat stress
"Current evaluations of the heat tolerance of insects such as moths, flies, and beetles paint a differentiated -- and at the same time alarming -- picture," says study author Dr. The research suggests that insects do not simply adjust their heat tolerance to match their surroundings. Marcell Peters, an animal ecologist at the University of Bremen, rising temperatures could significantly disrupt insect populations, particularly in areas that host the planet's greatest biodiversity.