November 22, 2024

E.O. Wilson, Renowned Ant Researcher, Dies at 92

Wilson was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, according to an obituary by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Throughout his doctoral studies at Harvard University, Wilson participated in expeditions to countries consisting of Cuba, Mexico, Australia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, and Mozambique to record ant diversity around the globe, according to a statement by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. He cofounded the Society of Conservation Biology and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, which focuses on achieving Wilsons vision of conserving half the worlds environments and supports research study documenting species biodiversity.

Wilson was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, according to an obituary by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Throughout his doctoral studies at Harvard University, Wilson got involved in expeditions to nations including Cuba, Mexico, Australia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, and Mozambique to document ant variety around the globe, according to a declaration by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. In 1959, he released a research study on scents, making him one of the first researchers to examine how ants use these biological chemicals to communicate and behave.See “How Ants Make Collective Decisions”In other work, Wilson carried out a mass termination study by eliminating insects from six mangrove islands in Florida via fumigation and recording species recolonization and repopulation over 2 years. He cofounded the Society of Conservation Biology and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, which focuses on accomplishing Wilsons vision of conserving half the worlds environments and supports research documenting species biodiversity.