It’s a bug’s life: Protecting Costa Rica’s buggy biodiversity It’s a bug’s life: Protecting Costa Rica’s buggy biodiversity Peninsula The Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica’s South Pacific is a corner of paradise, named the most biologically intense place on Earth due to its striking natural setting. This highly endemic region houses 2.5% of the planet’s biodiversity. However, it has not been thoroughly studied, and many of the species that inhabit it remain to be discovered. Insect populations account for 85% of all animals that live in the Osa Peninsula. In spite of this, insects — which are the largest group in this region, and play a crucial ecological role in supporting the Osa Peninsula’s biodiversity — are unknown creatures by many. In response to this lack of information was born Insectopia Insect Museum, an organization dedicated to strengthening research…..
