I once read that the only creature that would survive a nuclear war is the cockroach and the hardy little critters will be around long after we have gone because they are on the shockingly short list of creatures who could survive Global Warming compiled by the IUCN Species Survival Commission who are responsible for documenting the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
Humans are sadly not on the list so an insane suicide by our hand and taking most of the life on Earth with us as creatures that reproduce slowly, like us and pandas, will be among the first to go.
Next through the exit door will be the cold blooded animals such as reptiles and amphibians less able to adjust their body temperatures and then the depleted food sources will hit animals with a restricted diet such as Koala's and tropical birds.
Acidification of the seas will see almost most of the present sea life die out and desertification of the land will account for most of the plant eaters and creatures whose survival is coupled with plants and flowers such as Bee's who will be next which pretty much just leaves insects and especially the unkillable Cockroaches.
As they have been around for 320 million years, it is safe to say that the pest has seen more than a few Global catastrophes and survived them all so they will still be scurrying around when we our bleached bones are dust although, of course, there is always the chance that us humans could get our acts together and stop being so bloody stupid with the climate but to be fair, that’s probably not going to happen.
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