/* Custom CSS */Dragonflies and damselflies6,016 species assessedEach dotrepresentsa species674threatened1extinctGrasshoppers,locusts and cricketsBees, wasps and ants1,493 assessed525threatened4extinctThere are stillanother 385,000beetle speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereBeetlesPrayingmantises1,781species assessed365threatened16extinctEarwigsButterflies and mothsRoaches andtermites1,541 assessed239Mayflies21FliesBristletailsThere are another155,000 fly speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereTrue bugsThere are another103,000 true bugspecies not yet assessedor shown hereRockcrawlersStick insectsCaddisfliesStonefliesOnly handfuls ofspecies from theseinsect orders have beenassessed but manyare threatenedNet-wingedinsectsBookliceLiceThripsDragonflies and damselflies6,016 species assessedEach dotrepresentsa species674threatened1extinctBees, wasps and antsGrasshoppers,locusts and crickets1,493 assessed525threatened4extinctThere are stillanother 385,000beetle speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereBeetlesPrayingmantises1,781species assessedStick insectsEarwigs365threatenedRoaches andtermites16extinctMayfliesButterflies and moths1,541 assessedFliesRockcrawlers239Bristletails21There are another155,000 fly speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereTrue bugsThere are another103,000 true bugspecies not yet assessedor shown hereBookliceNet-wingedinsectsCaddisfliesStonefliesThripsLiceOnly handfuls ofspecies from theseinsect orders have beenassessed but manyare threatenedDragonflies and damselflies6,016 species assessedEach dotrepresentsa species674threatened1extinctGrasshoppers,locusts and cricketsThere are stillanother 385,000beetle speciesnot yet assessedor shown here1,493species assessedFliesBeetles1,781species assessed525threatened4extinctThere are another155,000 fly speciesnot yet assessedor shown here365threatened16extinctButterflies and mothsStick insects1,541 assessedTrue bugs239Roaches andtermites21There are another103,000 true bugspecies not yet assessedor shown here.Bees, wasps and antsPrayingmantisesCaddisfliesStonefliesNet-wingedinsectsOnly handfuls ofspecies from theseinsect orders have beenassessed but manyare threatenedBristletailsRockcrawlersThripsBookliceEarwigsMayfliesLiceDragonflies and damselflies6,016 species assessedEach dot representsan insect speciesThere are stillanother 385,000beetle speciesnot yet assessedor shown here674threatenedGrasshoppers,locusts and cricketsBeetles1extinct1,493species assessed1,781species assessed525threatened365threatened4extinct16extinctBees, wasps and antsButterflies and moths1,541 assessedTrue bugsFliesStick insects239There are another103,000 true bugspecies not yet assessedor shown here. However, the vastmajority of thosewhich are assessedare threatened.21MayfliesPrayingmantisesThere are another155,000 fly speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereRoaches andtermitesCaddisfliesStonefliesEarwigsBristletailsOnly handfuls ofspecies from theseinsect orders have beenassessed but manyare threatenedBookliceThripsNet-wingedinsectsRockcrawlersLiceDragonflies and damselflies6,016 species assessedEach dot representsan insect speciesThere are still another385,000 beetle speciesnot yet assessed orshown here674threatenedGrasshoppers,locusts and cricketsBeetles1,493species assessed1,781species assessed1extinct525threatened365threatened4extinct16extinctBees, wasps and antsButterflies and moths1,541 assessedStick insectsTrue bugsFlies239PrayingmantisesThere are another 103,000true bug species not yetassessed or shown here. However, the vast majorityof those which are assessedare threatened.21MayfliesRoaches andtermitesStonefliesCaddisfliesBookliceOnly handfuls of speciesfrom these insect orders havebeen assessed but manyare threatenedNet-wingedinsectsThere are another155,000 fly speciesnot yet assessedor shown hereEarwigsLiceBristletailsThripsRockcrawlersLosses beyond insectsAs insects go, so go their predators.In North America, nearly all songbirds feed insects to their young. But since 1970, the number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by 29%, or roughly 2.9 billion, which scientists is tied to having fewer insects in the world. Some also has linked insecticide use with declines in barn swallows, house martins, and swifts.“Nature is just eroding away very slowly,” Wagner said. As insects disappear, “we’re losing the limbs and the twigs of the tree of life. We’re tearing it apart. And we’re leaving behind a very simplified and ugly tree.”SourcesInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Xerces Society; Animal biodiversity: An introduction to higher-level classification and taxonomic richness.Additional work and development byManas Sharma and Marco HernandezEdited byLisa Shumaker and Katy Daigle#g-slice_last-box ,, Noah Strycker, a writer and birder who set a world record in 2015 by spotting 6,042 bird species (more than half of the roughly 10,000 species in existence), told me that he spent a “magical , This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally..