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never forget the insect apocalypse (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Real talk, it’s insane how devastated the insect population has gotten. I don’t even have one mark on my windshield from a bug, even on a long roadtrip any more.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve always wondered if it’s because modern cars are more aerodynamic and so the bugs go up and over the car with the air flow rather than into it.

[–] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 month ago

It's the opposite. More aerodynamic modern cars are more likely to hit insects on the road than the older blockier ones. They're not hitting insects because there aren't any insects to hit.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon