Large Beetles Are Shrinking, Thanks to Climate Change

Science Magazine

As temperatures have increased over the past 100 years, the world’s biggest beetles may have been shrinking—some have even downsized by as much as 20 percent in 45 years, according to a new study. Some ground beetles, like tiger beetles and beetles that eat millipedes, shrank by 1 percent of their body weight for every 1 degree Celsius temperature increase.  

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