How Tiny Animals Bug the World
How Tiny Animals Bug the World In our gardens, we love butterflies fluttering amongst flowers spreading pollen and joy. We’re delighted when birds dine on gourmet seeds, and ladybirds devour aphids. And, alongside these, bees earn pride of place. As our busiest pollinators, bees are critical for survival (yet globally, we decimate them with pesticides). Anyway, w e welcome ‘pretty’ animals into our green oasis. They’re the lucky ones. Credit: Afzalkhan Khan But, when it comes to undesirable creatures - people are repulsed. They fear these animals will either infect them, inflict pain or scare them to death. And what’s worse, they seem to be all over the planet! Over the years, I’ve worked with many adults who’ve suffered from phobias. They’ve been traumatised by animals such as spiders, reptiles, or insects for most of their lives. Not surprisingly, these creatures are among the m...