Animals and insects have been casualties of recent extreme heat, but the true impact will only be known over time, experts say
the heatwave will have scorched plants that these insects feed on and killed young caterpillars, which could cause dramatic declines in some species.Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock
For a number of British bumblebees it will be too warm to survive in Britain with 2C of warming. Under the best-case climate scenario, seven common bumblebees are predicted to be unable to live in most of lowland England, said Goulson.from 2020 suggested that the expansion or decline of bumblebee species could be driven by their resistance to heat stress.
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