Scientists have discovered an alarming new side effect of air pollution: ‘We had not thought about this before’
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Air pollution is having an unbelievable effect on flies, altering how they attract one another and mate.
Chemicals turning the frickin'
frogsflies gay!Who cares if flies have a harder time making more flies? Actually, everyone should - they're very low on the food chain, which means a lot of things that eat them, like birds, have less to eat and will also see population decline as a result. Yet another reason to cut down on ground-level ozone emissions.
In addition to what you mentioned, the article also reminds that pollinators rely on similar pheromones (including bees 🐝)