Preserved insect specimens from the private Mashi-Tayra reserve are displayed during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A butterfly (L) and another preserved insect specimen from the private Mashi-Tayra reserve are displayed during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A pinned blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) specimen is displayed among preserved insects from the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Diego Inclan, director of the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), speaks during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A person points to preserved insect specimens collected in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

A preserved scorpion specimen from the private Mashi-Tayra reserve is displayed during the presentation of a scientific research project at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's main opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sits down to give an interview after delivering a speech at IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) in London on July 23, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's main opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch poses for a photo after delivering a speech at IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) in London on July 23, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)