Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.

" 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.