Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. Iām a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over20 years with the Bronx Zoo. [FONT="]Some might answer āas food for our reptiles, amphibians and arachnidsā, while others would perhaps offer the standard āpollinationā reply. Legendary entomologist E.O. Wilson, however, simply states: āIf insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaosā. He adds: āIf all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years agoā. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Yes, it is true ā despite our technological advances, life would grind to a halt were insects to disappear. The reasons for this are staggering in both their simplicity and complexity. Today Iād like to highlight few fun facts that have surprised me ā for example, can you believe that the weight of insects in typical central African rainforests exceeds that of all vertebrates combined? Think about that ātaken together, these tiny creatures outweigh the total mass of all resident forest elephants, gorillas, birds, reptiles and other animals with backbones! [/FONT] [FONT="]R[/FONT]ead the rest of this article here Why Do We Need Insects? - Some Amazing Facts and Figures
Please also check out my posts on Twitter http://bitly.com/JP27Nj and Facebook http://on.fb.me/KckP1m
My Bio, with photos of animals Iāve been lucky enough to work with: That Pet Place Welcomes Frank Indiviglio | That Reptile Blog
Best Regards, Frank
[FONT="]Yes, it is true ā despite our technological advances, life would grind to a halt were insects to disappear. The reasons for this are staggering in both their simplicity and complexity. Today Iād like to highlight few fun facts that have surprised me ā for example, can you believe that the weight of insects in typical central African rainforests exceeds that of all vertebrates combined? Think about that ātaken together, these tiny creatures outweigh the total mass of all resident forest elephants, gorillas, birds, reptiles and other animals with backbones! [/FONT] [FONT="]R[/FONT]ead the rest of this article here Why Do We Need Insects? - Some Amazing Facts and Figures
Please also check out my posts on Twitter http://bitly.com/JP27Nj and Facebook http://on.fb.me/KckP1m
My Bio, with photos of animals Iāve been lucky enough to work with: That Pet Place Welcomes Frank Indiviglio | That Reptile Blog
Best Regards, Frank
