putting us in our place

for every human on earth

there are a billion or more insects

so if we think we are the success

we are mistaken by at least

ten to the power of one followed

by nine zeroes

that’s a lot of hubris

MaryJane Nordgren

Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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