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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They ultimately would adapt faster, but we’re talking about a new generation every year for most insects versus a generation every 15-20 for people. Evolution is something that happens over tens of thousands of years even for relatively small changes.
That said, your basic premise is off because there aren’t any insects “dying off”. There has been some evidence of decline in some species due to pesticides and other impacts, but no-one credible is talking about extinction events.
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