April 21, 2023

Yet say “bee” and you may be referring to a group of more than 20,000 known species, each with a unique and indispensable role in keeping our planet green. Insects are a stunning 70 percent of known animal species, and just one phylogenetic order, beetles, make up a whopping quarter of known animals. These cleaning, filtering, burrowing, pollinating creatures are the tiny engineers that keep life as we know it humming along.

This staggering abundance is precisely why our founder Bob Pyle called working for the Xerces Society “the biggest little job in the world.” Xerces has grown over 50 years to be the largest invertebrate conservation organization in the world, with 75 staff, yet that still leaves us working at a ratio of one staff member per 20,000 known invertebrate species. 

This means that, to save insects, we need your help to build a movement. Read More

It’s sorrowful to think of all that our planet could lose without invertebrates—from birdsong to nutritious food—but also an opportunity to be awed and grateful for the enormous benefits and abundance that these tiny animals provide.

No matter where any of us live on this beautiful planet, we can either find, protect, or create a small oasis to help these animals thrive. Read More

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