Insect diversity falsifies the worldwide flood.

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As far as vegetation, seeds can remain on the surface and begin to germinate once in good soil after the waters recede.

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Normally yes, however with the flood the amount of salt that would have been left on the soil would have made plant growth nearly impossible for everything but salt tolerant plants, few of which are edible to humans or as feed to herbivores.

well randy, YEC don't engage in science no? Therefore you wouldn't expect experiments from their side.Also after the flood the soil would be so waterlogged very few species could actually germinate or grow. Not to mention that many hardwood tries require that their seeds be exposed to fire before they can germinate. Not really happening with the flood.I don't even think it would be possible to reestablish pollinators. Bees require pollen to produce honey and 'jelly.' The plants that reseeded the world would have taken months to flower. How would the bees have survived such a significent length of time with no food source?Plus I don't understand how species such as lady bugs could have survived when their primary food source requires a plant that couldn't reproduce in sufficent numbers in sufficent time.

I got one major issue left (for now).Many insect species move from larva stage to adult in 3 days, sometimes as few as one. Given that they grow exponentially, how did the ark manage to accommodate millions of insect species all expanding at phenomenal rates? The sheer amount of bugs on the ark would have made it unbearable and unlivable. They would also have consumed the stored foods very quickly.