The arctic may seem like a lifeless, frozen plot of land, however, during the summer it is buzzing with life. Many of the plants found in the arctic depend on insects for pollination. Surprisingly, the main pollinators of the arctic are small flies, similar to the common housefly. Here in the central valley our main pollinator would be a bee. Currently, due to climate change, arctic flies are disappearing at an alarming rate. This could be the result to an increasing confusion between flies and their flower resources. There are multiple types of flies who pollinate arctic plants, but they all work together to create an healthy ecosystem. I believe that it is important to ensure that these environments are kept stable. With the influence of climate change, it is important that we keep plants alive and well so that they can produce more oxygen so that we humans can breathe, we also want to make sure these plants do not go extinct because that would have a serious impact on our environment. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928083218.htm
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