insects are vanishing

 

    More than 40% of insect species are decreasing and 1/3 are endangered. The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds, and reptiles. The total mass of insects is dropping by 2.5% a year and the percentage is only getting higher. The planet is at the start of a sixth mass extinction in its history, according to the best data, insects could vanish within a century. “If this food source is taken away, all these animals starve to death." Many animals like amphibians, and birds depend on insects to get the nutrition they need. Scientists agree that it is becoming clear that insect losses are now a serious global problem. 41% of global insect species have declined over the past decade. A small number of adaptable species are increasing in number, but not nearly enough to outweigh the big losses. 


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/10/plummeting-insect-numbers-threaten-collapse-of-nature

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2021 at 12:59 PM

    Let's say all insects went extinct, how quickly would that affect animals and humans?

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