Here's something to consider: the biomass of all insects is substantially greater than that of humans, yet they do not consume the world's resources. Put simply, insects fit into the world a lot better than we do, and perhaps that is no surprise: they have been here for approximately 350 million years more than humans have. So maybe they have an unfair headstart.
The great news is that we are learning about how insects operate: how they communicate, how they travel, forage for food, ventilate their accommodation, find water in arid settings, resist disease...and much, much more. In this live event at the DIF we get to hear from Bridget Nicholls - the Founder and CEO of Pestival: an educational event and road show aimed at teaching us why we should respect insects. We will also be joined by Professor Julian Vincent, a renowned Biomimetics Consultant who has some eye-opening stories about insects to share.
Pestival's first event in London had over 200,000 visitors - join us in this live DIF event to find out what they saw, what they learned, and what made them laugh about the mind blowing world of inse

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