"If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish." - Jonas Salk

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wtf do insects have to do with the ocean?

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[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Go to new orleans. They live on mudbugs

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Mud bugs are fresh water marsh and swamp

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Bingo. The quote is silly. Plus, the earth is filled with microbes and various kinds of bacteria and worms. Land-dwelling mammals might have a problem without the insects, but life would continue on the Earth without difficulty.

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