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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The spotted lanternfly has spread across the United States with unrelenting speed — and now we have a clue as to why: living in cities seems to have helped these invasive insects evolve to be more resistant to stresses. 🧪 www.livescience.com/animals/inse...

livescience.com

Spotted lanternflies are invading the US. They may have gotten their evolutionary superpowers in China's cities.

The alarming spread of spotted lanternflies across the U.S. has been made possible by cities acting as evolutionary incubators, fine-tuning the insects and enabling them to thrive.

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