By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified. E. O. Wilson achievementenlightenmentfaith Change image and share on social
The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth. E. O. Wilson antbacknoisy Change image and share on social
Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them. E. O. Wilson antcreaturedead Change image and share on social
I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind. E. O. Wilson backcareeridea Change image and share on social
Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers. E. O. Wilson antbiomasscemetery Change image and share on social
It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. E. O. Wilson biosphereclassifydream Change image and share on social
We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity. E. O. Wilson biodiversityhumanitylearn Change image and share on social
True character arises from a deeper well than religion. E. O. Wilson arisecharacterdeep Change image and share on social
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. E. O. Wilson altruismgroupindividual Change image and share on social
