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Many seem worried about the safety of the insects. An author responded as mentioned in the article. > The experiments did not harm the cicadas, co-author Naoto
by poly2it 1y ago
Many seem worried about the safety of the insects. An author responded as mentioned in the article.
> The experiments did not harm the cicadas, co-author Naoto Nishida, now at the University of Tokyo, told New Scientist. "Some of them wanted to run away," he said. "Others were like, 'OK, use my abdomen.'"
- bqmjjx0kac 1y agoI don't think arthropods are capable of informed consent, despite what the author claims.
- poly2it 1y agoI'm new to HN, and if you're downvoting this, I'd like to know how to better contribute to the discussion.