Mah man here knows what gets me going! This is invaluable info for me especially since I created a new blog just to analyse fictional insects and the influence of real life arthropods on human fiction and culture! Still France and Japan have the same level of appreciation towards insects, I would add England too but there are certain modern reasons as to why they basically turned away from the natural world. France produced some iconic and very important entomologists and authors who fully embraced the micro world. I like to point out how a single book, Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber, influenced a whole generation to the point it became a mandatory read in many universities. Up until recently I was sure France is still pretty entomology-friendly however one of my newest best friends who is in that field professionally shattered my understandings... To study entomology in France right now is close to impossible, which for me is harder to comprehend than anything else... As a...