The Importance of Insects in Sustaining Life on Earth

Insects are vital to life on Earth, making up 70% of all known species. Without them, starvation would be a real threat. However, their populations are declining due to climate change and human activities.

🌍 Insects make up around 70% of all known species on Earth and their biomass is 16 times that of humans.

🦟 Insects play a crucial role in life on Earth by being food sources for many animals, pollinators for plants, and contributing to ecosystems.

⚠️ Many types of insects are facing significant challenges and declining populations.

🌍 Insects are declining globally, with a 9% decline in land-dwelling insects per decade.

🦋 Butterfly populations are decreasing, with an 80% decline in monarch butterflies in the United States.

🐛 Invasive species, light pollution, and disruptions to insect life cycles contribute to the decline of insects.

🌍 Insects are crucial to the Earth's ecosystem.

⚠️ Insects face challenges from climate change.

🔥 Human activities have caused destruction to insect populations and their habitats.

🐝 Insects are vital for farming and pollination, but their populations are declining due to pesticides.

🌱 To protect insects, we can rewild our gardens by planting wild flowers, reducing lawn-mowing, and avoiding pesticides.

🌍 Creating nature-friendly cities and supporting sustainable farming are crucial for insect conservation.

🦗 Insects are crucial for the functioning of the planet.

🪡 Removing a few insects may not cause significant harm, but a large number of them can lead to a catastrophic failure.

✈️ Insects are like the rivets in a plane that keep it airborne.

Summary of a video "Why insects are so crucial to life on Earth | BBC Ideas" by BBC Ideas on YouTube.

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