The monkey paw curls: all insects and other "bugs" are gone now, the food chain collapses bottom up and the human race is just about extinct within 10 years.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 10 points 6 days ago

That's optimistic...

[–] _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would say It's not really the loss of bugs in general that cause the food chain to collapse, but the loss of pollinating insects specifically that really causes problems.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You're definitively forgetting about other important insects for agriculture such as worms

[–] _AutumnMoon_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago

Worms aren't insects, but I agree they are definitely important

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Don't 'monkey's paw' comments usually have a negative?

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everything else dies too.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

Extremophiles: "Are we a joke to you?"

[–] match@pawb.social 47 points 1 week ago

the capybaras are dead :c

[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Depends on the monkey