The 'insect apocalypse' has begun and it could spell doom for humanity

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If we lose insects, we lose everything 🐞

a rare and endangered butterfly from the high mountains of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil that’s threatened by habitat loss

Scientists from around the world have published two papers which warn that urgent action is needed to boost the ‘mutual well-being both of people and insects’. If we don’t take urgent action, these natural systems could collapse and leave populations around the world facing starvation because ‘most crops depend on insects to survive’.Scientists believe we have only found and classified a maximum of 20% of the insect species on Earth. The rest of the undiscovered creepy crawlies could possess genes which allow us to beat feared diseases or produce substances which have a life-saving effect when given to humans.

 

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