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Deforestation Can Cause Rapid Evolutionary Changes in Insects, New Zealand Case Shows

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