The RSPB need our help - count those bugs!!!!
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Tis true, as part of a scientific survey, they want motorists to count the splattered bugs on number plates, there is apparently a special number plate grid on their website that we can download to do it properly
Edited to add:
www.rspb.org.uk/bugcount/buzz.asp
>>> Edited by iandbeech on Tuesday 1st June 13:40
Edited to add:
www.rspb.org.uk/bugcount/buzz.asp
>>> Edited by iandbeech on Tuesday 1st June 13:40
Results of the Survey are being analysed by Transport 2000,
IF number of bugs on number plate < expected then
Cars and Car pollution is killing off all the bugs leading to ecological disaster and car drivers being enemy number one!
Else If number of bugs on number plate > expected then Cars and Car drivers are killing all the bugs by squashing them to the front of the car, leading to ecological disaster and car drivers being enemy number one!
I love Surveys!!
Special advise was given this morning to make sure that you measured the bugs on the front registration plate!! With my old Polo the results would have been close!!
IF number of bugs on number plate < expected then
Cars and Car pollution is killing off all the bugs leading to ecological disaster and car drivers being enemy number one!
Else If number of bugs on number plate > expected then Cars and Car drivers are killing all the bugs by squashing them to the front of the car, leading to ecological disaster and car drivers being enemy number one!
I love Surveys!!
Special advise was given this morning to make sure that you measured the bugs on the front registration plate!! With my old Polo the results would have been close!!
Speed must affect whether bugs get safely deflected or splatted, yet there's no mention of taking even average speed into account.
And of course the survey will only assess the kind of bugs that fly at 12" above roads - hardly representative of the insect population. I'd say the whole thing is just a bit of fun PR.
And of course the survey will only assess the kind of bugs that fly at 12" above roads - hardly representative of the insect population. I'd say the whole thing is just a bit of fun PR.
condor said:
I think it's more to do with dwindling bird species numbers - an easy way to work out the probable number of bugs around. If you don't get many bugs...then it's probably quite serious and could indicate an excessive pesticide problem - a healthy number of bugs...means everythings OK
Just remember pesticides are expensive and farmers are tight, but the orange blossom midge is having a population explosion so we may need to squirt the little orange blighters next week sadly
Richard Bashford, RSPB Big Bug Count co-ordinator, explains: 'Despite the importance of insects to birds, there has been little monitoring work. A large-scale study is needed to back up anecdotal suggestions and some scientific evidence that insects have declined.----------------------------------------------------
Of course they have declined, most of them are stuck to my helmet! BIKE HELMET !!!!!
The worst ones are the yellow ones that spread out, always just in your eye line.
The best are ones that you can see coming from 100metres away. Dirty great big things that are so hard that they hit your lid and go 'Doink' and bounce off!
Of course they have declined, most of them are stuck to my helmet! BIKE HELMET !!!!!
The worst ones are the yellow ones that spread out, always just in your eye line.
The best are ones that you can see coming from 100metres away. Dirty great big things that are so hard that they hit your lid and go 'Doink' and bounce off!
tonto said:
Big Bug Count co-ordinator....
Anyone else having trouble reading/saying that......?
tonto said:
......The best are ones that you can see coming from 100metres away. Dirty great big things that are so hard that they hit your lid and go 'Doink' and bounce off!......
They're called pigeons..........
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