Flies have taste receptors on their feet, mosquitos can sense CO2 from 23 meters away, and male butterflies drink from mud puddles to extract minerals that aren’t available in flowers. Insects are fascinating creatures, but they can transmit disease, destroy possessions, and generally be an annoyance. Companies are genetically modifying insects to halt reproduction, but this disrupts ecosystems.
What if we took at different view of insects? What if mosquitos could carry vaccines instead of disease? What if the natural abilities of insects to spread disease and cause destruction could be flipped around to carry and spread things that would benefit people and planet?
