It was probably with my first ant farm. Observing the precision of insect social behavior is still amazing to me. Also, as I started to read about insects, the success of these animals became very clear. The similarity of today’s insects with their prehistoric relatives has given me the appreciation of just how perfect they are. They have been able to withstand incredible climatic changes over millions of years and are still virtually unchanged. They have withstood a millennia of human attempts to irradicate them, but they still exist and are thriving.