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Sound based selection
December 15 , 2024
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- Moths can hear the sounds emitted by the plants and rely on them to choose on which plant to lay their eggs.
- A moth species called the Egyptian cotton leafworm used clicks produced by stressed plants to decide where to lay their eggs.
- The researchers found that the moths preferred to lay their eggs on the “silent” plant.
- There are approximately 160,000 species of moth.
- Being highly adapted species, they are found in all climate types, except the polar habitats.
- Most species of moth are nocturnal, though there are also some diurnal species.
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