. >> dean pentcheff is bioscan's project coordinator. he is leading the charge to keep hundreds of thousands of insect specimens organized. >> it's the biodiversity here that fuels the ecosystem services, like oxygen generation, waste management, things like that that keep this city going. but we know full well there is much more to be had from these samples than we are going to take from them. >> this is just the beginning of the research endeavor. >> if we don't take an inventory right now and discovery what's here right now, we'll never know if it is changing 50 years from now so as issues like climate change, as these things keep rolling and changing things for the environment, we need to know how they are affecting everything, including our urban environments. frustration and curiosity were definitely leading the way. >> now i got to say, seeing the child in the backyard, she was excited about bugs about discovering new things, it really reminded me of what i was like at that age and i just never stopped getting excited about bugs.