Eight things insects – those unsung heroes – do for us | David Urry
by David Urry from on (#GC2Z)
The UK has over 20,000 species of insect, but their numbers are declining sharply. Here are some of the many reasons we should protect them
If you ask the average person what their favourite insect is, chances are you may not receive an enthusiastic response. Insects are not necessarily something we are expected to have an opinion on, let alone a favourite. They are often lumped together as one entity, "bugs", and are regularly overlooked, or considered a pest (which of course they can be).
In many ways, however, this is extremely surprising. We have over 20,000 species of insect in the UK. They come in all sorts of wonderful shapes and sizes, with distinct characters, traits and glorious life histories.
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