we used to get a rain of bugs when travelling by car at night on back roads.
There are scientists who actually study bug strikes on vehicles. They use it to measure insect decline, and if you're wondering, it's massive. I think one article I read had it as high as 40% over the last 20 years in some areas.
Insects are dying. Especially close to cities. Cars are to blame, but probably even more the human impact on nature, destroying the natural living space.
No, it’s climate change and pesticide. (Also cars but not the biggest factor).
it's like saying that sport fishermen are to blame for declining fish population. They aren't technically wrong. but they aren't right either.
i tought overfishing was the biggest problem. whats actually killing the fish? pollution?
Commercial fishing, pollution, and climate change I believe
It's fishing, just not sport fishing. It's like saying that NASCAR is responsible for pollution. Yeah, not technically wrong, but a drop in the bucket comparatively.
remember how white vehicles were always covered with dead bugs? and how people used to put nets on their front bumper?
Ah yes, the infamous car bra.
Not just back roads, it used to be almost everywhere. Even riding your bike you often had bugs smash into your face. It's really eerie now that it's not a thing anymore.
15 years ago i couldn't go for a run without getting a bunch of cluster flies in my teeth and eyes. now, i hardly see them anymore. and not just because i don't run as often.
We're paving over open space as fast as possible
It's the same with birds.
Growing up I used to get woken up by the sounds of thousands of birds tweeting and chirping.
Now I'm lucky to hear a bird that isn't a crow
It's all my fault. I accidentally hit an entire swarm of bees with my car in the 90s and it's all gone downhill from there. Hell of a thing to clean off.
Improved car aerodynamics I guess
Moreso the bug apocalypse.
Yeah that does seem more likely
You say that like you think everyone has newer cars. It's absolutely not about that. It's our destruction of the climate, which has killed off the majority of insects.
And less bugs around
That was my first thought as well, it seems to be borh
I did a quick search after the other replies came in, scientific consensus seems to be "more research required to be scientific about it, but looks like there are way less bugs about'
ever notice how this is getting rare?
we used to get a rain of bugs when travelling by car at night on back roads.
There are scientists who actually study bug strikes on vehicles. They use it to measure insect decline, and if you're wondering, it's massive. I think one article I read had it as high as 40% over the last 20 years in some areas.
Insects are dying. Especially close to cities. Cars are to blame, but probably even more the human impact on nature, destroying the natural living space.
No, it’s climate change and pesticide. (Also cars but not the biggest factor).
it's like saying that sport fishermen are to blame for declining fish population. They aren't technically wrong. but they aren't right either.
i tought overfishing was the biggest problem. whats actually killing the fish? pollution?
Commercial fishing, pollution, and climate change I believe
It's fishing, just not sport fishing. It's like saying that NASCAR is responsible for pollution. Yeah, not technically wrong, but a drop in the bucket comparatively.
remember how white vehicles were always covered with dead bugs? and how people used to put nets on their front bumper?
Ah yes, the infamous car bra.
Not just back roads, it used to be almost everywhere. Even riding your bike you often had bugs smash into your face. It's really eerie now that it's not a thing anymore.
15 years ago i couldn't go for a run without getting a bunch of cluster flies in my teeth and eyes. now, i hardly see them anymore. and not just because i don't run as often.
We're paving over open space as fast as possible
It's the same with birds.
Growing up I used to get woken up by the sounds of thousands of birds tweeting and chirping.
Now I'm lucky to hear a bird that isn't a crow
It's all my fault. I accidentally hit an entire swarm of bees with my car in the 90s and it's all gone downhill from there. Hell of a thing to clean off.
Improved car aerodynamics I guess
Moreso the bug apocalypse.
Yeah that does seem more likely
You say that like you think everyone has newer cars. It's absolutely not about that. It's our destruction of the climate, which has killed off the majority of insects.
And less bugs around
That was my first thought as well, it seems to be borh
I did a quick search after the other replies came in, scientific consensus seems to be "more research required to be scientific about it, but looks like there are way less bugs about'