THE BIG LIFT

摘要

Insects are ecosystem linchpins — small, seemingly trivial but critically influential components that keep the wheels on the nutrient cycle. And every link in the food chain is held together by insects. I know that's not how the ancient Greeks or your grade school teacher depicted him. The storytellers of Athens liked their allegories in human form and, yes, I'm sure the tale of a Titan condemned to powerlift the planet for all of eternity made for compelling campfire entertainment. Even so, nitpickers like me insist that the more accurate representation is Earth balanced on the backs of bugs.