I'm far less interested in any of this after the realization that the ONLY reason any of this happens is to find a way to monetize it for further enrichment of the already filthy rich.

This is really interesting. I actually think that's better than theory. We live in a data-centered world now, right? That means hard experimental knowledge has high value. So, in theory we keep speculating what the math means, or you can tell a computer to try to figure it out. But in experimental you get hard facts.

This is a scientific exercise of hard experimental work. I think it's valuable. We'll get to understand insects and their morphology better. At least it's money spent not on health issues only. It broadens science; we get to actually understand the world and not focus on insects for safety/health issues like "Why is a mosquito a vector for Dengue?" or "How can we eliminate invasive insect species from crop fields?". This is science beyond the obvious.