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RobC1907
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 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: Insect Takeover |
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Today for my project in English we had to think of and present to the class a theory that constitutes the end of the human race. I considered using something about zombies but the only theory I could think of was Vicious88's one, and I didn't want to use that without his permission, so after many minutes of sitting around - I eventually put together this theory about insects taking over the world.
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Spotting an ant colony, you begin aimlessly stomping down upon the helpless insects. Their frantic cries remain unheard yet your laughter grows. Before long, a blanket of black coats the sidewalk in front of you; a million souls deceased. No! You felt no pain, there was no sorrow lingering in your mind, you have gained nothing! Yet, you walk away...
Insects: The nasty little pests everyone wants to kill. Too bad you'll become one of them. In a massive feat that will overthrow all of humanity, millions of insects will swarm together and quite literally, swallow the human race. How, one might ask?
There are several things that must first be explained as a prerequisite to fully understanding this theory. Let's look at the oldest insect fossil ever found, dating back to 379 million years. Now compare this to the oldest modern human fossil ever found (homo-sapiens) dating back 160,000 years.
Obviously there is a huge difference between these two sets of data. It is reasonable to assume from the data presented that insects were around MUCH longer than the modern human. The most-evident question posed here is, "why"?
Earth, as peaceful as it may seem now, was not always that nice a place. A hostile environment, perhaps too hostile for humans. If humans were unable to survive, why should insects be allowed? The answer lies within the mere fact that the insects have a certain power about them.
Over aeons, life on Earth managed to evolve into millions of forms, each capitalizing on the advantages of a different ecological niche. This chart arrays major segments of the animal kingdom (this includes humans) according to the numbers of species they contain.
- Insects - 73.4%
- Anthropods other than insects - 12.1%
- Invertebrates other than anthropods - 10.4%
- Vertebrates other than mammals - 3.7%
- Mammals - 0.4%
Would you look at that! Insects account for approximately 70% of the Earth's species. Essentially, Insects currently outnumber humans by around 1.6 billion to 1.
Another estimate puts the global population of insects at 10,000,000,000,000,000,000. Even humans ourselves can not create a way as to protect ourselves from an army of that magnitude. Imagine all species of insects working as one, most with poisonous bites or stings.
We are fueling our own doom. Global warming is predicted to make insect populations rise even higher. This bug boom could lead to greater spread of insect-borne diseases like malaria and Lyme disease, or worse...
What's the trigger, one might ask? Starvation. Before long, the earth will run out of a reliable source for food and the human species will slowly begin to falter. Along with this lies the slow decrease in the insect population.
Due to these extreme conditions of starvation, insects will find it necessary to reproduce quicker in order to survive. Eventually dominating the majority of the Earth's population, the percentage of insect population will increase to 90%.
Humans will occupy most of the 10% remaining. Since both humans and insects have lost any sort of valuable food source, both groups of species will learn to group together into"swarms", relying on each other to survive. It is often noted, that humans will resort to desperate measures in desperate times, thus resulting in cannibalism.
Insects, however will develope a sense of reasoning and find that humans provide a very valuable source of energy. Thus, when all is said and done, humans become the prey, and insects the predators. As time progresses, the populations will reach a steady-state and/or a carrying capacity.
Humans will eventually evolve to become much smaller and will ultimately become the new insects. Keep in mind, this whole process can occur an infinite number of times.
So, when posed with the question, "Will insects take over the world?" The answer is a resounding "yes". I suggest, that sometime in the year 2030, you pray for your survival. The swarm will come whether you'd like it to or not.
Always remember, insects are everywhere, waiting and watching; ready to strike at the moment's notice. |
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Vicious88
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Wow. That's purely aweome, and much better than I thought it was going to be (I thought the title said "Incest Takeover" and I worried what you might be ranting about).
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