The amazing thing about wildlife

Below is a photo of a spider’s web, formed in amongst some nettles. It is a perfect example of what I wish to speak about today.

Earlier on in the week, I was watching Springwatch – a programme that I passionately follow every year. Chris Packham, the main presenter aired an interesting thought: ‘it’s not necessarily the wildlife that is so amazing, but the way it all works together’. When you think about it, it is so true. If the animals, plants and all that makes up nature didn’t work together, where would be?

Take, for example, the simple food chain of a lake. Realistically, of course, there would be many more animals involved.

Green algae → Waterflea → Yellow Perch → Salmon → Heron

If one thing from this food chain be removed, the whole structure of lake life collapses.

Isn’t it amazing how fragile, yet how stable, our wildlife is.