• 0 Posts
  • 7 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: June 5th, 2023

help-circle


  • within_epsilon@beehaw.orgtoScience Memes@mander.xyzHoney
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    17 days ago

    Bees and other insects are pollinators allowing food to grow. Say humans succeed at sealing themselves off in such a way that we can grow the food we need without impacting outside ecosystems.

    Would humans still need pollinators? Would human pollinator populations be separated from outside populations?

    The idea could inspire some entertaining science fiction. The best writer would probably have a background in Entomology and Horticulture.



  • within_epsilon@beehaw.orgtoScience Memes@mander.xyzHoney
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    18 days ago

    I respect this argument. I would like to know how Humans fit into the ecosystem.

    Humans tend to remove predators from population centers to prevent Humans from becoming prey. The culling of predators allow more prey animals to survive. Humans find themselves competing with prey animals for fruits and vegetables. Humans hunt prey animals to increase yields of fruits and vegetables.

    How do we reconcile that our population centers are built on the culling of predator and prey species?

    How do Humans balance protection and food production with the morality of minimizing animal and plant death?

    What should Humans do with the bodies of culled predators and prey?