If religion and science could be united on the common ground of biological conservation, the problem would be soon solved. If there is any moral precept shared by people of all beliefs, it is that we owe ourselves and future generations a beautiful, rich, and healthful environment.

So important are insects and other land-dwelling arthropods that if all were to disappear, humanity probably could not last more than a few months.

An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being's, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.

One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.

Every kid has a bug period... I never grew out of mine.

The education of women is the best way to save the environment.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.