#reedbeetles — Public Fediverse posts
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How symbiotic bacteria with minimal genetic information support #insect hosts https://phys.org/news/2025-08-symbiotic-bacteria-minimal-genetic-insect.html paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-025-00525-2
"#Symbiotic #bacteria support larvae by producing amino acids... They also support the adult #beetles by producing an enzyme that breaks down plant cell walls... There are two types of symbiotic association within #ReedBeetles. There are beetle species in which #symbionts benefit both life stages. In others only the larvae benefit directly from the symbiont"