This meadow is home to countless insects seemingly unassuming creatures that are a far might hear than meets the eye in fact insects were the 1st flying animals for some 400000000 years theyve been a key part of the earths ecosystem. And smelling a butterfly or a beautiful wild beetle brings us so much enjoy that part of our culture and nature and of the beauty that lifts our spirits. Insects are an unrivaled evolutionary success but now they are under threat. Around the world insects are in catastrophic decline some species are dying out many rural areas have grown silent alarmingly so for insects are at the center of all life on earth. But not so if insects disappear and eco systems collapse that would be a catastrophe when. The world of insects is complex and beautiful and fragile. Their numbers are dwindling rapidly. Around the world more and more people are sounding the alarm without insects our entire food chain would collapse is in the us ruthless exploitation in agriculture and
A capacity crowd was in attendance for the Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 Community Awards banquet, held February 14 in the Coffee County Veterans Building. Among those attending