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Yep. Frogs, too.

Although toads appear to be doing well.

I know its only anecdotal, but I have definitely noticed a diminuition of common species which once thrived in a city or suburban environment. Some creatures are prospering, in Florida, coyotes and armadillos have moved in, coons and possums are doing well, and there is an alligator population explosion. Although the number of bird species has plummeted, the total number of birds has gone up. The ecosystem is becoming less diverse, even where productivity has picked up. Sort of like the national economy.

Even the big lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera, which used to be common in the cities, now only seems to be surviving in the country.

http://sadhillnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ant-grasshopper-parable-doj-lower-test-standards-farmer-shoots-grasshopper-sad-hill-news.jpg

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