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Feels like I’m seeing more than I have in the past decade this summer, even saw some crickets when I haven’t seen them since I was a kid.

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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, I would say the opposite. There has been a decline, most notably in Christmas beetle populations. Though of course, Australia is a big country so my experience may be very different from yours.

[–] notgold@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I'm with you here. I recall many many more insects about as a kid but maybe we've just finally fixed the fly wire