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this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2024
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I see this meme a lot but is there any actual truth to it? I just drove to see the eclipse (April, not the warmest month) and my car was covered in bug splats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DGlobal_estimates%2C-Insects_with_population%26text%3DA_2020_meta-analysis_found%2Cincreasing_by_11%25_per_decade.?wprov=sfla1
Yes, there is a well documented mass extinction occuring as a result of human activity. It's commonly referred to as the Holocene extinction or the Anthropocene extinction. It's affecting many species of animals, not only insects.
Effectively, yes.
It kinda is. I used to constantly get bug splats all over my car, but as of the last year or two I don't have nearly as many. I've noticed that I spend less time when washing compared to then. What makes it even more worrying is I drive a lot more now.