We are losing
species before we even know they exist. Since Linnaeus and Darwin, humanity has
been trying to document the plethora of life forms on the planet but it comes
as no surprise that we will probably never know the full extent of how diverse
the global biosphere is. There are only estimates with huge margins of error and we are still finding species in some of the most remote and biodiverse regions of the world (PNG, Antarctica). However, worldwide there is a lack of taxonomists to describe newly found species especially for
Kingdom Fungi and unfortunately a lack of funding is one of the biggest
reasons.
Lyrically we’ve attempted to capture this idea with of course the tree of life (phylogeny) and worship of trees (dendrolatry) to paint a picture complimented with a grand tapestry to reference the attempt to describe every living species and their evolutionary relaionships.
There is a saying in biology, “Extinction is the Rule, not the Exception", and even though historically this has been the case we owe the 6th known mass extinction period which we are currently experiencing to the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens.
Pic 1: A phylogenetic tree of the evolutionary relationships of all known species (pic stolen form University of Texas).
Lyrically we’ve attempted to capture this idea with of course the tree of life (phylogeny) and worship of trees (dendrolatry) to paint a picture complimented with a grand tapestry to reference the attempt to describe every living species and their evolutionary relaionships.
There is a saying in biology, “Extinction is the Rule, not the Exception", and even though historically this has been the case we owe the 6th known mass extinction period which we are currently experiencing to the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens.
Extinctio in Ignorantia
In Awe of the Great Tree,
And Thirst to Scribe Life’s riches,
Devoted hands weave in vain,
An unfinished Tapestry in stitches.
And Thirst to Scribe Life’s riches,
Devoted hands weave in vain,
An unfinished Tapestry in stitches.
Extinctio
in Ignorantia,
An unfinished Tapestry in stitches.
Extinctio
in Ignorantia,
Branches
lost before they are found,
The
Rule is quickened by Conquest,
The
Tapestry’s knot-work unwound.
Extinctio
in Ignorantia
No
Name for the Branches fallen
In a Forest unheard and unseen
Unheard...Unseen...
Extinctio!
Extinctio
in Ignorantia
Watch: ExtinctExist - Extinctio in Ignorantia (Live at Such is Life 2013, Goongerah, Victoria)
For interests sake:
Conservation Bytes
I fucking love biodiversity (Facebook page)
Watch: ExtinctExist - Extinctio in Ignorantia (Live at Such is Life 2013, Goongerah, Victoria)
For interests sake:
Conservation Bytes
I fucking love biodiversity (Facebook page)
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