never forget the insect apocalypse

https://slrpnk.net/post/35593330

Real talk, it’s insane how devastated the insect population has gotten. I don’t even have one mark on my windshield from a bug, even on a long roadtrip any more.
I’ve always wondered if it’s because modern cars are more aerodynamic and so the bugs go up and over the car with the air flow rather than into it.

It’s the opposite. More aerodynamic modern cars are more likely to hit insects on the road than the older blockier ones. They’re not hitting insects because there aren’t any insects to hit.

theguardian.com/…/car-splatometer-tests-reveal-hu…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon

Car ‘splatometer’ tests reveal huge decline in number of insects

Research shows abundance at sites in Europe has plunged by up to 80% in two decades

The Guardian