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Is an 'insect apocalypse' happening? How would we know?

  • Written by Brian Lovett, PhD Candidate, University of Maryland
Is this dragonfly thriving, or just hanging on?Chris Luczkow/Flickr, CC BY

Insects scuttle, chew and fly through the world around us. Humans rely on them to pollinate plants, prey on insects that we don’t get along with, and to be movers and shakers for Earth’s ecosystems. It’s hard to imagine a world without insects.

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