Maurice MaeterlinckIf the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.
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The Bee is the most important animal on the planet. If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live. The honeybee is like a super-organism that brings us an immense amount of food and wealth, which humans would find difficult to reproduce without.
Source: The Life Of The Bee
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