What species would become dominant on Earth if humans died out?

[alex revision]

What species would become dominant on Earth if humans died out?

In a post-apocalyptic future, what might happen to life if humans left the scene? After all, humans are very likely to disappear long before the sun expands into a red giant and exterminates all living things from the Earth.

Assuming that we don’t extinguish all other life as we disappear (an unlikely feat in spite of our unique propensity for driving extinction), history tells us to expect some pretty fundamental changes when humans are no longer the planet’s dominant animal species.

https://theconversation.com/what-spe...died-out-53340

[Ray Allan]

Niggers would survive for a while after humans are extinct before they too, starve to death.

But seriously, I'd say cockroaches or other forms of insect life. They say not even nuclear war or asteroid impact could wipe them all out.