RE: Insects at K/T boundary

["Fuller, Daryl" <Daryl.Fuller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Curt Klug's question, and Neale Monks thorough responses made me decide
to also ask some questions of the group:
1) At what time of the year did the impact occur (surely there must be
some evidence - newly formed deciduous leaves buried in the wash in
Texas, etc.)?
2) If we know the time of year of the impact, how long does it take for
the effects of such an event to take place? (this would help us
determine if the insects had time to "prepare" for the theorized nuclear
winter)?
3) If we know the answer (or at least have strong evidence of the most
likely answers) to 1) and 2) above, then do any or most insects exhibit
a behavior which would enable them to react within a reasonable time to
allow adaptation to a rapid change in their environment (not as fast as
putting them in the freezer, more like over a 1 year or one or two
life-cycle period)?

I am not an "Impacter" nor am I a "Deccan Traps" devotee, but I do enjoy
a good scientific discussion like this one attributed to Heinz and his
wife's after-dinner discussion. 
Daryl Fuller, Vancouver, BC
daryl.fuller@bchydro.bc.ca
or
djfuller@wimsey.com
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