Use the excerpt from “Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere” to answer the question. Which idea introduced in paragraph 1 gets developed in paragraph 2?

A) People get annoyed when bugs splatter on their windshields.
B) The decrease in bug splatters is cause for concern.
C) The author received an odd birthday present as a child.
D) Bug splatters are caused by moving vehicles hitting insects.

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Based on the excerpt, the idea introduced in paragraph 1 that gets developed in paragraph 2 is:

B) The decrease in bug splatters is cause for concern.

This suggests a growing issue concerning insect populations and their implications, which is typically elaborated on in subsequent paragraphs.