Re: Short Keys

["Robert Berry" <>]

I tend to exagerate, but then so does Terry.

Rob.

> Robert Berry wrote:
> > a 5 letter key would suffice for all the insects in the universe
> 
> Maybe not.  26^5 = 11881376.  There is interesting speculation about
> extreme tropical rainforest arthropod diversity stemming from the work
> of Terry Erwin.  One estimate suggests there may be 8,000,000 species
> of rainforest canopy beetles alone.
> 
> Andrew Taylor
>