Bug Life (Zine)

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm! Discover all the little bugs, bees, spiders, worms, and insects that live where you live, even if where you live is the middle of a city! Author Karyn Light-Gibson has catalogued a variety of the bugs that you can expect to find in your urban neighborhood, and sets out to eliminate the false dichotomy we've created between humans and the natural world. Cities are nature, and humans are animals! Learn all about your tiny neighbors, with a ton of fun facts and cute illustrations.  1) Scientists estimate that there are 1 billion tons of insects on Earth while humans only account for about 400 million tons 2) Of all the insects, only 2% are considered pests 3) The oldest human carving is of a cricket in bison bone from 20,000 years ago 4) Invertebrates have been around for 480 million years, compared to primates who have only been around for 20 million (and humans only 7 million years) Previously published as "Notable Neighbors & Tiny Tenants: Bugs in the City"