https://www.dzif.de/en/hundreds-novel-viruses-discovered-insects
The black death derived from rats and was transmitted to humans by their bite or insects. The Corona Virus is spreading around already worse then the Spanish Flue, but yet to hit Pest level, was origin by bats.
Apparently.
The link above leads to an info page on a research project in which insects are scanned for new Viruses and in 1243 Insects they already have 20 new genera of Viruses discovered.
Nature tried in the past populating earth by big and stupid, called the Dinosaures. Now it is individual intelligence and the problem of individual intelligence in heard based creatures is that a group of stupid can block any individual from prospering. The better is the enemy of the good.
Insects are collective intelligence. They function chaotically. They produce, develop and prosper without individual from the crowed outstanding parts of the whole society.
Since a few decades we have massive problems in central Europe with insects and especially Bees dying. I don't get stuck by a Bee or Wasp, because I don't try to punch them, while everybody else around me hates me for that, but keeps picking up a fight with little David they will loos every time over and over again.
I am surrounded by stupids most of the time.
Any chance that the Virus that will kill us all, anytime in the future, and create space for insects taking the crown of this planet, comes from insects that we are about to extinguish and that are important for the overal blossoming of the eco system while we turned hostile to it?
mmmh....arrogant me.
