Human specific virus

[Sombrero]

If there was such a thing that wiped out all humans, what would happen...?

Would the resultant maggots and flies cause havoc? or would spiders literally cover everything in webs and dominate?

Would any species become dominant?

Do we control any species that once "uncontrolled" would become a problem?

Or would it be viruses and disease that would take hold?

 

[gregers]

it would probably start all over again,and come full circle.

 

[pred]

It's happened twice already, there is always another species waiting in the wings to take over, me personally think the Earth will be just fine without the humans contaminating everything..

 

[Sombrero]

it would probably start all over again,and come full circle.

I'm asking in the short term ... what would the immediate effect be? and after that what would evolve?

 

[Sombrero]

What about things like power stations? would the lack of human control cause nuclear power staions to explode? would the Earth just become contaminated?

 

[Sombrero]

I imagine many, many fires.... almost a holocaust of fire... ?

 

[pred]

Apparently the last man made thing standing would be the Hoover dam, The universe is full of radiation, a bit more here and there wont make a lot of difference, it would disappear after a few million years or so.

 

[gregers]

short term,
vermin.
and fungii
after that ....................as my 1st reply.

 

[Sombrero]

you don't think maybe fire might be a major factor?

and then maybe insects rather than vermin?

 

[pred]

Cockroaches are known to be nuclear proof.

 

[Sombrero]

Cockroaches are known to be nuclear proof.

and woodlice are quite resilient, but how would things pan out without humans? and fires?

 

[pred]

Woodlice breathe underwater, or the one that spent the night in the dogs water bowl on the patio had a tank on his back, I got him out in the morning and he walked away.

 

[Sombrero]

ok, let's refocus.... no more humans pressing buttons, turning switches, putting out fires, controlling floodgates etc etc..

what happens in the next day/week/month/year of the planet?

 

[Brigadier]

Try this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Witho...d=1371277387&sr=1-1&keywords=world+without+us

Off to work, so can't summarise it. Very interesting read though.

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[JBR]

A great deal of conjecture here, but I think that all well-informed people would agree that cats will take over the world.