"To a rough approximation, and setting aside vertebrate chauvinism, it can be said that essentially all organisms are insects."
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How many species are there on earth? (1988), Science 241: 1441--9
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Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford (8 January 1936 – 28 April 2020) was an Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a Professor at Sydney and Princeton.
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