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I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.

~David Lynch

Topics: Always Ants Beautiful Closer Discovered Little Looks Red Underneath World

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I am always shocked that there are still a handful of defenders of the dubious practice of abstinence, surely the worst idea since chocolate-covered ants.

~Dick Cavett

Topics: Abstinence Always Am Ants Defenders Dubious Handful Idea Practice Shocked Since Still Surely Worst I Am

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I grew up in airports and on air bases. I know what flying and airports can be. And most airports make me feel like we're about three per cent better than ants. Especially U.S. airports. They're zoos. All civility is gone.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: About Air Airport Ants Bases Better Cent Civility Feel Flying Gone Grew Know Like Make Me Most Per Than Three Up Zoo

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If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.

~Douglas Hofstadter

Topics: About Ants Evil Little Many Misery More Mosquito Mostly Out Putting Respectful Soul Too

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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Ants Complicated Earth Humans Most Next Organization Social

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Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: About Almost Almost Nothing Ants Insects Know Make Make Up Millions Nothing Organisms Species Them Two-Thirds Up

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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

Topics: Ants Cemetery Dominant Insects Make Make Up Me Much Predators Principal Quarter Tell Up Well Workers World You

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I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with them, and have never regretted it.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Ants Career Decided Fell High High School Just Love Never Regretted School Senior Them Wanted Work

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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Ants Creatures Dead Dependent Land Leading Life Rest Substantially Them

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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Ants Away Ecosystems Environments Land Many Partial Take Would

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