This week’s NOVA, Lord of The Ants, profiled one of my heroes, Edward Wilson. His enthusiasm for small creatures and his dedication to understanding them is truly inspirational. He’s still a kid at heart at 78. Heck, he’s willing to stick his hand in a fire ant nest for a TV show!
Wilson has inspired the creation of an online database of living things: The Encylopedia of Life. The site has only been up for a couple of months, initial interest was enough to crash the servers. Who’s up for a bioblitz?