What animal or insect going extinct would have the greatest impact on the ecosystem? MadCybertist ( @MadCybertist@kbin.social ) Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social • edit-21 year ago message-square47fedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136message-squareWhat animal or insect going extinct would have the greatest impact on the ecosystem? MadCybertist ( @MadCybertist@kbin.social ) Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social • edit-21 year ago message-square47fedilink
Curious on some replies here. I always hear having bees go extinct would be horrible for us. Curious if that’s the worse?
minus-square RealAccountNameHere ( @RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoI’m not a biologist, but I feel like krill would be a strong contender, considering what percentage of ocean creatures rely on them for food.
minus-square MadCybertist ( @MadCybertist@kbin.social ) OPlinkfedilink1•1 year agoThis is an interesting take. I haven’t heard krill before.
minus-square RealAccountNameHere ( @RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoThanks! Yeah, another cool fact is that despite being so tiny, krill are one of the species that has the highest biomass on earth. They’re like the McDonald’s of the sea! Edit: Sorry for the duplicates, my app had a brain fart. :-)
I’m not a biologist, but I feel like krill would be a strong contender, considering what percentage of ocean creatures rely on them for food.
This is an interesting take. I haven’t heard krill before.
Thanks! Yeah, another cool fact is that despite being so tiny, krill are one of the species that has the highest biomass on earth. They’re like the McDonald’s of the sea!
Edit: Sorry for the duplicates, my app had a brain fart. :-)