History and Entomology: Insects and WarTI History and Entomology: Insects and War

摘要

History and entomology have little in common; subjects that appear to a disinterested observer as different as chalk and cheese. Children are exposed to both, a little history and a little zoology at school. A vast majority of students heave a sigh of relief when they leave these subjects behind them, their memories no longer taxed by the need to remember a great deal of factual information, which appears to have little bearing on their future careers. History is sometimes taught as a succession of battles and wars that have often been decisive in shaping the world as we know it. Entomology, the study of insects, is an esoteric activity. For most people insects seem an unglamorous subject of study.