If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.

" Wilson (born June 10 1929) is an American biologist researcher (sociobiology biodiversity) theorist (consilience biophilia) naturalist (conservationist) and author. O. His biological specialty is myrmecology the study of ants on which he is considered to be the world's leading authority.