the past few decades is a serious concern. This detail about the decline in reported bug splatters supports the main idea of the section "Why this matters" by highlighting the broader implications of declining insect populations, which can indicate larger environmental issues. The mention of butterflies as "big, flashy beautiful warning signs for environmental change" reinforces the idea that their decline is significant not only for their own species but also for the overall health of ecosystems and the interconnectedness of various life forms.
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"Butterflies are
disappearing in Ohio.
Here's what that
means for insects
everywhere"
by Vicky Stein
Read "Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio.
Here's what that means for insects
everywhere" below to answer the question.
Which detail in the section "Why this matters"
supports the main idea of the section?
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"I think we know enough now to act,"
Wepprich said.
"But I think of the situation as, like, death
by a thousand cuts."
But butterflies also act as big, flashy
beautiful warning signs for environmental
change.
Butterflies pollinate flowers, control plant
populations by munching on leaves as
caterpillars, and provide food for other
insects, birds, amphibians, and mammals.
Source: LilKar. Shutterstock
For my 11th birthday, I received a perfect, weird,
road-trip amusement: a book filled with pictures and
descriptions to help kids decode the splatters of
insects that smacked into the front of a moving
vehicle. Whether that sounds like macabre fun or
makes you grumble about keeping the windshield
clean, a steep decline in reported bug splatters in
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