A Wild Evening with Dr Ross Piper

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Overview:

Ross looks at the extraordinary diversity of insects, what makes them so important, why they're under threat and what we can do to help them.

Insects, among all animals, are completely unparalleled in terms of species number and the breadth of their lifestyles: from wasps so tiny that several could fit comfortably inside a full-stop, all the way up to hand-sized beetles. Globally, just over one million species have been described, with millions more still out there and so much yet to learn about their biology. What we do know is that they live in every conceivable way on land and in freshwater. With so many species and individuals, insects have their feet in a lot of pies, ecologically speaking. Whether it’s pollination, the recycling of organic matter, the churning of the soil or simply being eaten by larger animals, their reach is…