The Nature of Things

Learning to Love Creepy Crawlies (36x13)

: 29, 1996

In this video entomologist and Harvard Professor E.O. Wilson discuss the vital role insects play in ecology and in all life on earth. If insects disappeared, the natural world as known now would collapse in a matter of months. Insects are an integral part of life. They pollinate most of the world's flowering plants, break down organic wastes to produce soil, and they are a source of food for many animals and plants.