What If All Insects Disappeared?

Although it’s impossible to say exactly what would happen if all insects on Earth suddenly vanished, it’s likely that civilization — if not most ecosystems throughout the planet — would be in serious trouble. Without dung beetles and other poop-eaters, nitrogen-rich feces could build up, choking plant life and preventing anything from growing. Meanwhile, no dermestids and other insects that eat corpses would mean fewer custodians able to clean up dead bodies and recycle those nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What If All Insects Disappeared?

[airwiki]

You would not believe your eyes, if there were no fireflies.

[classicwhitebread]

If insects go it means we go. Insects eat the smaller life forms... And the food chain goes out the window!

[alternatypje]

Short answer; everything suffers and dies.

[TheGreatCooLite]

This scenario would be unimaginablaly terrible, I mean what would I eat?

[cameronb]

“But that would *bee* just the beginning of our problems”

[calebsalvatera]

It was very nice to watch this video when there mosquitos on my skin

[Dragrath]

It is quite sad that some people think we would be better off without insects this only covered the tip of the iceberg of the services insects provide to make life on the surface possible.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

That would be an insectologist's nightmare. I love insects. I used to keep a colony of isopods and pill bugs aka roly poly

[Tenerenss]

I don’t exactly agree with the mosquito one, if they disappeared those insectivores mentioned could just eat other insects

[rayhankareem]

Mosquitos should be gone for good and that's it.

[zootoo]

So much science/animation channels uploading mosquito related videos, which is suiting because I just got out of the hospital surviving dengue. Thank the Lord.

[brollowz]

Me: flies are the most annoying thing in the world

Mosquitoes: we have malaria

[urJaded-Stixs]

Now this channel turned into a What If channel just colab already

[rainbowthedragoncat]

*All bugs disappear*
Me: It's free real estate.

[wuznab]

One time, a cicada flew into my shirt, and at first I thought my back was just itchy, so I scratched it not knowing I just crushed a cicada and when it kept itching I looked under my shirt in horror as I see a smeared cicada corpse on my shirt and back.

[muhammadalifazmi]

I don't mind if mosquitoes and flies are gone. You know what I mean if you live in Southeast Asia. (Same hot season all year round)

[earlessroboticcat]

What about: “What if there were no bad insects?”

[DerillPlays]

I am eating and then this girl SAY 'POOP' alot

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What If All Insects Disappeared?





Me: Its not a good sign.

[mehjustf]

Science Insider: What if all insects disappeared?

Me: Well I’m glad the flies and wasps are gone.