Shouldn’t bugs adapt faster than humans?

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I hear folks saying bugs are dying off because of changes in the environment, but shouldn’t bugs be some of the best equipped to handle changes? I imagine they reproduce faster than humans, and so I’d think their genes could adjust faster as well. You’d think we’d be having a worse time than bugs as the environment changes?

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You’re using the biological definition of adapt for bugs, but day to day English definition of adapt for humans. That’s the main problem with your premise. Biological adaptation has a quite different meaning.

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