“The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.” PlayEarthRolesMessagesAll ThingsWorms Author:Gary Larson
“What better way to learn about life in the ocean--and how we are changing it--than through stories of blind zombie worms, immortal jellyfish, and unicorns of the sea? The Extreme Life of the Sea is an insightful book that inspires awe and wonder about our ocean, and brilliantly shows us the immense possibilities of life on Earth.” WayBookStoriesShowsEarthWonderSeaPossibilityInspireOceanBlindExtremesAweImmortalInsightfulImmenseWormsZombieBetter WaysUnicornAwe And WonderJellyfish Author:Enric Sala
“The colours of insects and many smaller animals contribute to conceal them from the larger ones which prey upon them. Caterpillars which feed on leaves are generally green; and earth-worms the colour of the earth which they inhabit; butter-flies, which frequent flowers, are coloured like them; small birds which frequent hedges have greenish backs like the leaves, and light-coloured bellies like the sky, and are hence less visible to the hawk who passes under them or over them.” LightEarthScienceNatureNaturalAnimalSkyFlowerBirdGreenColourVisibleWormsBellyInsectsPreyHawksCaterpillars Book:The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts: Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants Source: The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts: Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants
“The last spectacle of which Christian men are likely to grow tired is a harbour. Centuries hence there may be jumping-off places for the stars, and our children's children's and so forth children may regard a ship as a creeping thing scarcely more adventurous than a worm. Meanwhile, every harbour gives us a sense of being in touch, if not with the ends of the universe, with the ends of the earth.” IfsMenGivingMayChildrenEndsEarthChristianLastsUniverseStarsGrowsCenturyRegardOur ChildrenTiredShipsWormsJumpingAdventurousHarbourJumping Off Author:Robert Wilson Lynd