Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms
A blistered pyrgomorph grasshopper. How will Australia’s alpine invertebrates cope as the climate warms? Credit: Kate Umbers, Author provided We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they're the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They're also food for…