▲ 114 ▼ Study that asked people to count squashed bugs reveals worrying results (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 2 years ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip [M] to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments Citizen science survey shows 78 per cent decline in ‘bug splats’ on number plates Archived version: https://archive.ph/N9Yal
[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nope. It's an ongoing extinction event. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know it's been ongoing. I'm just wondering where this surge of posts is coming from. I'm just observing that the surge came when it got warm enough for bugs here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago I've only seen this one and it is clearly reporting on this survey that has been made, comparing current data with that from 20 years ago. Not sure where or why you're getting confused here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know it's been ongoing. I'm just wondering where this surge of posts is coming from. I'm just observing that the surge came when it got warm enough for bugs here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago I've only seen this one and it is clearly reporting on this survey that has been made, comparing current data with that from 20 years ago. Not sure where or why you're getting confused here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago I've only seen this one and it is clearly reporting on this survey that has been made, comparing current data with that from 20 years ago. Not sure where or why you're getting confused here. permalink fedilink source parent