Warm-blooded animals are changing their physiology to adapt to a hotter climate, the scientists found. This includes getting larger beaks, legs and ears to better regulate their body temperature.
People in New Zealand have cut down so many trees, some native insects are losing their wings.
It appears that human-caused deforestation has indirectly deprived these insects of their ability to fly, and we did so in a very short space of time, evolutionarily speaking.
#Environment #Insects #SixthExtinction #NewZealand
https://www.sciencealert.com/deforestation-may-be-causing-some-island-insects-to-lose-their-wings
