{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T04:44:30Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 1, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-05T16:30:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-05T13:20:14+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-06T19:51:54+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q1390", "registryId": "vr.tr.insect", "name": "insect", "version": "0.2.0-wave.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1390/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.insect", "name": "insect", "purpose": "Let an agent handle insects by species and role, as pollinators, pests, disease vectors, food and wildlife, with the rules that apply to each.", "definition": "An arthropod of the class Insecta, with a body in three parts (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs, usually two pairs of wings and a pair of antennae.", "what_it_is_for": "Insects are organisms; they pollinate crops, recycle nutrients, feed other animals, and some damage crops or spread disease.", "affordances": [ "identify them, by morphology or DNA", "control pests, with integrated pest management", "protect pollinators and rare species", "farm them, for food, feed or silk" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Six legs and three body segments", "The most species-rich animal class", "Often with metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult", "Roles to people range from essential to harmful" ], "appearance": "Small bodies with six legs and antennae, often wings; forms range from beetles and butterflies to ants and flies; larvae look very different from adults.", "visual_identification": [ "Six legs and three body parts separate insects from spiders and other arthropods", "Wings and mouthparts indicate the order", "Species identification often needs magnification or experts" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "body length", "typical_range": "0.1-300", "unit": "mm", "note": "fairyflies to stick insects" }, { "quantity": "described species", "typical_range": "about 1 million", "unit": "species", "note": "many more undescribed" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "by role: pollinator, pest, vector, beneficial, food", "major orders: beetles, flies, butterflies and moths, bees, wasps and ants, true bugs", "by feeding: herbivores, predators, xylophages, parasitoids", "marine and aquatic insects" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "animal", "why": "class Insecta" }, { "relation": "pollinates", "target": "plant", "why": "pollination services" }, { "relation": "transmits", "target": "infectious disease", "why": "insect vectors such as mosquitoes" }, { "relation": "is controlled by", "target": "pest management", "why": "integrated pest management" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "scientific name", "value_or_pattern": "binomial", "note": "species name under ICZN" }, { "scheme": "GBIF taxon key", "value_or_pattern": "numeric", "note": "occurrence data" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) on plant pests", "Pesticide regulations", "EU novel food rules for edible insects", "Protected species law" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue", "Crop losses from pests", "Stings and allergic reactions", "Pollinator decline" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify insects and report whether a species is a pest, vector or protected.", "Report pest or vector findings to the authority responsible for plant or public health." ], "must_not": [ "Apply insecticides beyond the label, near water or on flowering crops in ways that harm pollinators.", "Release non-native or modified insects without authorization.", "Give medical advice for a sting reaction instead of directing to emergency care when it is severe.", "Collect or trade protected species." ], "requires_human": [ "Large-scale pest or vector control campaigns." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Insects pollinate crops and sustain ecosystems, and many are in decline.", "Insect-borne disease kills many people, mostly in poor regions." ], "affected_parties": [ "People at risk from vector-borne disease", "Farmers", "Ecosystems that depend on insects" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns wild insects; plant and public health authorities regulate pests and vectors.", "master_systems": [ "Biodiversity and species occurrence databases" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1390: insect", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1390", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Insect", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identification", "name": "Identification", "description": "Which insect.", "rationale": "Identity decides whether it helps or harms.", "layers": [ { "id": "taxon", "name": "Taxon", "description": "Order, family, species.", "findings": [ { "id": "taxon-finding", "name": "Taxonomy", "description": "The taxonomic identity.", "questions": [ { "text": "What order, family and species is this insect?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "How was it identified?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "stage", "name": "Life stage", "description": "Egg, larva, pupa, adult.", "findings": [ { "id": "stage-finding", "name": "Life stage", "description": "The life stage.", "questions": [ { "text": "What life stage is this?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "What does it look like at other stages?", "kind": "definition" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "role", "name": "Role", "description": "What it does to people and ecosystems.", "rationale": "Role depends on species and context.", "layers": [ { "id": "ecology", "name": "Ecological role", "description": "Pollination, decomposition, predation.", "findings": [ { "id": "ecology-finding", "name": "Ecological role", "description": "The role in ecosystems.", "questions": [ { "text": "What ecological role does this insect play?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is it native or introduced?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "impact", "name": "Impact on people", "description": "Pest, vector, benefit.", "findings": [ { "id": "impact-finding", "name": "Impact", "description": "Effects on people and crops.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is it a pest, vector or beneficial here?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "What harm or benefit does it bring?", "kind": "measurement" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "management", "name": "Management", "description": "Control and protection.", "rationale": "Control must be targeted to avoid harming beneficial insects.", "layers": [ { "id": "control", "name": "Pest control", "description": "Integrated pest management.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-finding", "name": "Control plan", "description": "Methods and their order.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which control methods are appropriate, starting with non-chemical ones?", "kind": "action" }, { "text": "Which products are authorised here?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "protection", "name": "Protection", "description": "Pollinators and rare species.", "findings": [ { "id": "protection-finding", "name": "Protection", "description": "Protection measures.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is this species protected?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "How can pollinators be protected nearby?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "health-and-food", "name": "Health and food", "description": "Stings, disease and eating.", "rationale": "Insects affect health directly and are a food source.", "layers": [ { "id": "health", "name": "Health risks", "description": "Stings, bites, disease.", "findings": [ { "id": "health-finding", "name": "Health risks", "description": "Health risks and responses.", "questions": [ { "text": "What health risks does this insect pose?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "When is urgent care needed after a sting or bite?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "food", "name": "Food and feed", "description": "Edible insects.", "findings": [ { "id": "food-finding", "name": "Food status", "description": "Authorisation as food.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is this insect authorised as food or feed here?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "What allergy warnings apply?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should insect orders be registered as child entries?", "How should roles such as pest or beneficial, which depend on context, be recorded?", "How should agents advise on pest control without recommending unsafe chemical use?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }