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flag Tropical lowland insects face mass die-offs as climate change pushes temperatures beyond their heat tolerance.

flag A new study reveals tropical lowland insects, vital to ecosystems, have limited ability to adapt to rising temperatures, with up to 52% of future surface temperatures in the Amazon potentially causing heat-related death in half the studied insect community. flag Unlike some high-altitude species, lowland insects show little physiological flexibility in heat tolerance, constrained by stable protein structures that limit evolutionary adaptation. flag The research, based on over 2,000 species across Africa and South America, warns of widespread insect die-offs due to climate change, threatening pollination, decomposition, and food webs.

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