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> I do not doubt this at all, but I also have to imagine that vehicles are more aerodynamic than they were a decade ago. Which the article calls out as meaning
by BoiledCabbage 4y ago
> I do not doubt this at all, but I also have to imagine that vehicles are more aerodynamic than they were a decade ago.
Which the article calls out as meaning more bugs should be hitting the windshield, not fewer.
That said, I'm not sure I follow why that would cause more. I could see a stronger argument for it causing fewer.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoI can't attest to their results but the producers of the super-aerodynamic aptera claim that almost no bugs wind up on the aptera as compared to their chase car, because the bugs wind up unharmed through the slipstream. Though I believe that there is likely an broad insect decline, for the bug splat anecdotes (remembering that the plural of anecdote is data) we also can't rule out that bugs are evolving based on selective pressure to avoid thoroughfares.