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7. I hate rove beetles.

7. I hate rove beetles.

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In another world, I would've found this bug to be really cool. But unfortunately, the only reason I'm familiar with this bug is because of coming into close encounters with it. And my anxiety does not appreciate it.


Sources:

Rove beetles and the 10 plagues of Egypt

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)08759-7/fulltext

Endosymbiont source of pederin

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC137826/

Insects vs LEDs (very digestible and well written research paper)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5108255/

Rove beetles vs LEDs

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387343033_Exploring_the_Use_of_White_Light_Emitting_Diodes_to_Mitigate_'Acid_Fly'_Attacks

Also shout out to HowStuffWorks for all the lightbulb knowledge I wish I had during physics 101.

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