/ 28 January 2021

Our destiny depends on the survival of insects

Purple Vygie And African Honey Bee (apis Mellifera Scutellata), Namaqualand District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
The Vygies are members of any of the species of Mesembryanthemacae family, a succulent groundcover plants, native and common in southern Africa.

Habitat destruction, the use of pesticides and climate change is driving the rapid decline of these tiny creatures

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