Biologist and comedian Simon Watt first became interested in advocating for ugly' animals when, during a book tour, he received a pretty "disappointed" reaction after revealing his favourite animal of all time - ants.
Audience members had naturally expected Simon to say something "grand and charismatic" such as the polar bear or panda, but for Simon, he can't think of a more fascinating creature.
Simon regards the ant kingdom as a brutal, complex world straight out of "Game of Thrones", a society rife with "slavery, war, raiding, kidnapping".
