Journey to the Microcosmos | We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow @journeytomicro | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
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A little while ago, James found himself with a bit of a problem. He was keeping some wheat grains at home to use as food for the microbes that he cultures and films for our enjoyment. But before he could feed the grains to his microbes, they became infested with the larvae.. of moths.

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Stock video from:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/house-moth-closeup-view-stock-footage/857497572
inaturalist.org/observations/144438972

SOURCES:
arxiv.org/pdf/2110.06086.pdf
academic.oup.com/beheco/article/15/6/982/205932