So I turned to the teeming small creatures that can be held between the thumb and forefinger the little things that compose the foundation of our ecosystems, the little things, as I like to say, who run the world.

For other uses, see Saber (disambiguation)The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a sword that usually has a curved, single edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger.