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I'm not sure what argument you're trying to make here. Insects are a class of which there are hundreds of thousands of species. Humans are a single species. If
by yardie 10y ago
I'm not sure what argument you're trying to make here. Insects are a class of which there are hundreds of thousands of species. Humans are a single species. If insects the class died that would be catastrophic. If mammals the class died that would be catastrophic as well.
- true_religion 10y agoHmmm, I'm not sure about that actually. Insects and plants are closely tied together, with insects being essential for the flowering of certain plants. Are mammals so closely tied to any species outside of the class?
- SketchySeaBeast 10y agoThey absolutely are. For example: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150514-extraordinary-pollinators http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150514-extraordinary-pollin...
- Terribledactyl 10y agoRuminants and the related hindgut fermenters are very dependent on microbes to break down their main food sources (or a significant part).
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