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minus-squarexenspidey@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down3·6 months agoI have been thinking about this recently. How much of this is lack of bugs vs aerodynamics. I mean back in the day we all drove big rectangles. I’m not denying the fact that it could be a mass extinction of bugs. Just curious.
minus-squareEpheralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·6 months agoNope, seems to purely be the mass extinction thing. In fact: modern cars hit more bugs, perhaps because older models push a bigger layer of air – and insects – over the vehicle. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects
I have been thinking about this recently. How much of this is lack of bugs vs aerodynamics. I mean back in the day we all drove big rectangles. I’m not denying the fact that it could be a mass extinction of bugs. Just curious.
Nope, seems to purely be the mass extinction thing. In fact:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-huge-decline-number-insects