Dr. E. O. Wilson on Hurricane Creek

Dr. Wilson is a two time Pulitzer Prizewinner and curator of Entomology at Harvard University. He did his post graduate work on Hurricane Creek

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[hccreekkeeper]

It was the fall of 1946 that I first visited Hurricane Creek, in the company of Bert Williams, a professor of botany at the University of Alabama, I was a 17-year-old freshman, just starting my serious study of ants. Hurricane Creek was the locality of my first field research. That fall I found nests of miniature army ants, and made one of my first scientific studies: the behavior of a tiny beetle (Paralimulodes) that rides on the backs of the ants.

[hccreekkeeper]

Comments of Dr. E. O. Wilson about Hurricane Creek

[hccreekkeeper]

Through the years I've wanted to see the Creek made into a nature reserve. I once urged a president of UA to acquire it for a field station. It's a thrill to see it now preserved for future generations, and I thank John Wathen and all those who brought my and their dream to realization. Edward O. Wilson University Research Professor, Emeritus, Harvard University University of Alabama, B.S. (1949), M.S. (1950) Pulitzer Prize (1979, 1991), National Medal of Science (1976)

[hccreekkeeper]

Comments of Dr. E. O. Wilson about Hurricane Creek

[keeperspring]

great job Hurricane CREEKKEEPER!

[hccreekkeeper]

Thanks keeperspring!

[sbspbv]

Cool! I'm going to do something like that when i'm older. Thanks!

[MrAskaryarf]

nice

[natashia1111]

Beautifully put Doctor!

[keeperspring]

This is an EPIC video!

Thank you Hurricane CREEKKEEPER!