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Martin Sorg, entomologist and president of the volunteer-run Entomology Society Krefeld, stands beside an insect trap on a field in Krefeld, western Germany, on May 9, 2019. - For almost 30 years they passed as quirky eccentrics, diligently setting up their insect traps in the Rhine countryside to collect tens of millions of bugs and creepy-crawlies. Now the group of German entomology enthusiasts can boast a world-class scientific treasure: evidence of what is described as one of Earth's worst extinction phases since the dinosaurs vanished. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo credit should read INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)