Visitors to the insectarium can take pictures of butterflies roaming free in a vivarium using a mobile app and discover what species they are. This is what Hugo Poulin and Jade Beaulieu-Cyr are doing here, at the Montreal Insectarium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 1st, 2024. Artificial intelligence to protect ecosystems...and discover new insect species? This is the gamble taken by Canadian researchers at the Insectarium, who have invented a system capable of doubling the available data on insects within 5 years, in the hope of halting the steep decline of these species. (Photo by Sebastien ST-JEAN / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)