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At least how many insect species extinctions have been documented since the year 1500?

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about 55 to 70 cm

About how wide was the wingspan of giant dragonfly-like insects that lived during the Carboniferous era?

These ancient insects were far larger than any flying insect alive today, likely thanks to higher oxygen levels at the time.

Source: Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org

about 9% per decade

Terrestrial insect populations are estimated to be declining by about how much per decade?

That steady decline has raised concern among scientists about the long-term health of ecosystems that depend on insects.

Source: Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org

about 80%

Insects are eaten as food in about what share of the world's nations, across roughly 3,000 ethnic groups?

Entomophagy -- eating insects -- is far more common worldwide than many Western countries realize.

Source: Wikipedia (2025) en.wikipedia.org

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