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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 hours ago

It's also humans continually expanding and building in previously undeveloped areas. It crowds out other species.

30 years ago it didnt matter if you raked your leaves because there were still plenty of areas for lightning bugs to migrate in from. But when everyone's surrounded by miles of suburbs the lightning bugs have further to go for you to see them