I think there must be a reason for each living thing to exist. I think it would be difficult for a small number of famous creatures to be responsible for the Earth’s magnificent and intricate cycles, so I think that the vast majority of living things are probably involved. Microorganisms are amazing, as they are countless and too small to be seen with the naked eye, but I think insects are the next smallest and most numerous. More than one million species of insects have been discovered, accounting for 54% of all plants and animals.
https://www.museum.kyushu-u.ac.jp/publications/special_exhibitions/INSECT/03/03-1.html
It would be difficult to investigate all of them, and there may be some creatures that I will never come into contact with, but I would like to learn as much as possible. Broadly speaking, the roles of insects are said to be threefold: carrying pollen, decomposing dead bodies and dead leaves, and maintaining the balance of the ecosystem through preying.
https://watami-organic.jp/blog/organic_news/318
So, I saw moths gathering around lights at night or landing on walls, and I wondered what role they played. Butterflies, which look similar, come to flowers to suck nectar and carry the pollen on their bodies, but I didn’t know anything about moths. Then, I recently learned that moths also carry pollen. A new study has revealed that moths are more efficient pollinators than bees.
https://medibio.tiisys.com/109021
Bees and butterflies help with pollination during the day, and moths help with pollination at night. I thought of honeybees as specialists in carrying pollen, but moths are apparently even more efficient. I do imagine their whole bodies covered in hair, so it seems like pollen would get all over their body. Moths carry a variety of pollen, from wildflowers to flowers on shrubs and tall trees. I’m particularly impressed by moths, who carry pollen from cultivated strawberries and citrus fruits. Moths are amazing.
https://wired.jp/article/bees-get-all-the-love-wont-someone-think-of-the-moths/
Also, bees and butterflies tend to carry pollen from specific plants, while moths tend to carry pollen from a wide variety of plants. In fact, research into the nighttime pollen-carrying behavior has only just begun. I hope that the reasons for the existence of various insects will continue to be revealed.
https://gigazine.net/news/20200521-moths-pollinator-night-shift/
Apparently some moths can catch and emit ultrasonic waves. There seem to be many insects and abilities that have yet to be discovered, so how did the Earth become such a diverse planet? Earth is amazing.
