• shalafi@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      When I bring this up IRL, with examples of insect population changes, people’s jaws are on the floor. I don’t have to quote science papers, just, “Remember what it was like?”

      I’ve seen the biodiversity crash on my front porch in just 5 years. I got frogs back in the hood, hoping there’s dragonfly larva maturing.

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        17 hours ago

        I used to see swarms of grasshoppers every summer as a kid (80s), now a single one is a rare sight.