Natures Engineers May Become Extinct

[Simbi Laveau]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/31/us-invertebrates-idUSBRE87U0I520120831

Creatures with no backbones,that keep the ecosystems of the world ,in danger of extinction .

From worms to bees to shellfish

[Grandpa Greenman]

That is bad, and most people don't know just how bad that is.

[Q-C]

Save the Spineless!!!

What is also sad is that the article felt the need to define vertebrates and invertebrates for its readership. How can we care about what we don't know, or care enough to know about basic biology.

Edited September 2, 2012 by QuiteContrary

[Simbi Laveau]

*shakes head*

Let's all go be lords of the flies .

[ZaraKitty]

This guy will be upset if the bees disappear

[Guest]

*shakes head*

Let's all go be lords of the flies .

Only ignorance of the decline in invertibrate biodiversity over the last thirty years could allow you to be complacent.

I don't think ignorance is any basis to build an opinion on.

Br Cornelius

[ancient astronaut]

Albert Einstein said that if bees were to vanish that Mankind has only 4 years of life left. they go extinct, so do we.

[King Fluffs]

Darn.

[skookum]

"They produce a lot of the things that humans rely on and they produce them for free."

Hope the Government don't read this bit or they will tax us for their hard work.

[CRIPTIC CHAMELEON]

Bugger and I just love Bee vomit.

[highdesert50]

Well, I would not particularly miss the "killer" bees that have decimated and displaced the European variety, nor the RIFA fire ant, emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle ... .

[IamLegend]

Welcome to the 21rst century.

Robotic bees...

Cloned animals...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1VL4XiC9nM

[blueandi]

Albert Einstein said that if bees were to vanish that Mankind has only 4 years of life left. they go extinct, so do we.

Sorry to pour water on it, but he never said that. Einstein was a physicist, not an entomologist so had no interest in the subject, and no records show he ever said it. However the sentiment certainly rings true, if too many of the 'workers' in the natural world become extinct, then the whole ecosystem becomes unsustainable in it's present form.

[jesspy]

Bugger and I just love Bee vomit.

LOL

So is this part of the 6th extinction? Or has man dug himself a grave? I don't believe people are understanding how bad this is. I do hope people get a slap across the face before its too late.

Edited September 3, 2012 by jesspy

[notoverrated]

Welcome to the 21rst century.

Robotic bees...

Cloned animals...

[media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1VL4XiC9nM

thats pretty cool.

[Ashotep]

There are a lot of foods you can kiss goodbye without bees.

[Grandpa Greenman]

This guy will be upset if the bees disappear

Not as much as me... Save the bees... Must have MEAD!!