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RT @RnaudBertrand
This is a terrifying phenomenon that should be spoken about much more: insects are quite literally disappearing.

The Bugs Matter citizen science survey (https://buglife.org.uk/news/bugs-matter-survey-shows-ongoing-decline-in-uk-flying-insects/), which lets 1000s of people record insect splats on their vehicle number plates after journeys, reports that the number of insects recorded in the UK between 2021 and 2024 fell by an astounding 63%.

Anyone who's been driving a car for a long time has witnessed the phenomenon.

When I was a kid over 30 years ago, during even short journeys in the French countryside our car's windshield would be absolutely littered with insects splats.

Last year, I drove from Paris to the South of France and my windshield was pristine when I arrived: not a single insect.

https://www.buglife.org.uk/news/bugs-matter-survey-shows-ongoing-decline-in-uk-flying-insects/