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The Insect Crisis - The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World (Paperback)
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The Insect Crisis - The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World (Paperback)
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From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher
than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. Three out of every
four of our planet's known animal species are insects. In The
Insect Crisis, acclaimed journalist Oliver Milman dives into the
torrent of recent evidence that suggests this kaleidoscopic group
of creatures is suffering the greatest existential crisis in its
remarkable 400-million-year history. What is causing the collapse
of the insect world? Why does this alarming decline pose such a
threat to us? And what can be done to stem the loss of the
miniature empires that hold aloft life as we know it? With urgency
and great clarity, Milman explores this hidden emergency, arguing
that its consequences could even rival climate change. He joins the
scientists tracking the decline of insect populations across the
globe, including the soaring mountains of Mexico that host an epic,
yet dwindling, migration of monarch butterflies; the verdant
countryside of England that has been emptied of insect life; the
gargantuan fields of U.S. agriculture that have proved a killing
ground for bees; and an offbeat experiment in Denmark that shows
there aren't that many bugs splattering into your car windshield
these days. These losses not only further tear at the tapestry of
life on our degraded planet; they imperil everything we hold dear,
from the food on our supermarket shelves to the medicines in our
cabinets to the riot of nature that thrills and enlivens us. Even
insects we may dread, including the hated cockroach, or the
stinging wasp, play crucial ecological roles, and their decline
would profoundly shape our own story. By connecting butterfly and
bee, moth and beetle from across the globe, the full scope of loss
renders a portrait of a crisis that threatens to upend the workings
of our collective history. Part warning, part celebration of the
incredible variety of insects, The Insect Crisis is a wake-up call
for us all.
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