The insect order I am most interested in is the order Hymenoptera- bees, wasps and ants. Here’s an interesting quote, from a section of the page just linked to that discusses why Hymenoptera are very important to humans:
“Thirdly and perhaps most importantly many Hymenoptera, though not the Ants are pollinators of most of our crop plants, both those we eat ourselves and those we use to feed our livestock. Because they work for free it is impossible to estimate their economic importance but it easily amounts to Billions of pounds every year. It is humbling to realise that if all the Hymenopterans were to suddenly dissappear from this earth among the numerous changes would be the collapse of human society.”
So- thanks for being around, Hymenoptera!
posted at 15:59 on Fri, 26 Aug, 2005 |
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