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It's a Whole New World
Since the beginning of life on the planet, evolution has always firmly been in the driver's seat.
Now try to imagine the evolution of life as similar to a great, big tree.
At first, the tree must start as a small seed, only able to grow in an environment where the conditions are perfectly suitable for it to germinate. As it does, it produces its very first leaves. These first leaves convert sunlight into a sugary food source for the plant, which is known as photosynthesis. If the environment is unsuitable, its leaves will wilt and it will cease to exist. If the environment remains suitable, the little tree will continue to grow and add more leaves to its mission of food production.
Since the beginning of life on the planet, evolution has always firmly been in the driver's seat. Now try to imagine the evolution of life as similar to a great, big tree.
At first, the tree must start as a small seed, only able to grow in an environment where the conditions are perfectly suitable for it to germinate. As it does, it produces its very first leaves. These first leaves convert sunlight into a sugary food source for the plant, which is known as photosynthesis. If the environment is unsuitable, its leaves will wilt and it will cease to exist. If the environment remains suitable, the little tree will continue to grow and add more leaves to its mission of food production. As the tree grows ever larger, its trusting roots will anchor deeper into its ecosystem and its branches will stretch out towards the sky as it reaches to the ultimate goal of reproducing itself.
All life on our planet can be attributed to the very leaves, roots and branches of this evolutionary tree -- including humanity.
Just like the seedling, when life enters into a new environment, it creates the very roots of potential future evolution. Over time, its environment will change, and life must adapt to these changes in order to survive. As life adapts to its new surroundings, it evolves. As it evolves, it starts a new branch on the evolutionary tree. In many instances, as it continues to grow and multiply, life is even able to change its surroundings as well, leading to an entirely new ecosystem.
Over the course of 3.7 billion years since the first discovered instances of life on our planet, new roots, branches and ecosystems have been exponentially growing in our ever-intricate global web of life. Life has become so productive that new species are being discovered each and every day.
And thus is the circle of life.
But as our planet continues to adapt and change, a new species has risen to the top. This species has changed its surroundings like none of its predecessors before it.
With the ongoing expansion of this one particular dominant species, many of these other evolutionary roots and branches are disappearing before they're even discovered.
As natural ecosystems continue to make way for human expansion and industry, entire lineages dating back to the origins of life on our planet are being clipped away forever -- along with the privilege of being able to witness it. By clipping away these roots and branches, we are crippling our very planet and setting an imblance that could kill the entire tree.
At FormiCanada, we believe that it's important to encourage people from all walks of life to observe, respect & understand life through nature's most impactful life forms -- the ants.
Although small, ants have a big impact on our world tree. They keep it naturally balanced, clean and healthy. As one of the greatest caretakers alongside termites and other eusocial organisms, ants help keep our great planet clean and balanced.
By understanding the ants, we begin on a most interesting pathway to learning more about the intricacies of life on our planet. We believe that by keeping ants as pets, you are taking part in learning about their importance in this great web of life, and how to help preserve it for future generations.
"Destroying a rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal. We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos."
- E. O. Wilson