The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIf you're old enough to remember, it's a little unsettling and strange.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square192fedilinkarrow-up1891arrow-down115
arrow-up1876arrow-down1imageIf you're old enough to remember, it's a little unsettling and strange.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square192fedilink
minus-squarechetradley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·7 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations#%3A~%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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations#%3A~%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.