One of the most important tasks for any organism is to identify objects in the world around them. All organisms must, for example, discriminate what to eat from what might eat them. Identifying complex objects in an even more complex world is a difficult task, and lies at the heart of understanding how a brain makes sense of the world. Insects are the most diverse multicellular taxa on the planet, and are found in nearly every known ecosystem. Our group is interested in how insects identify objects across these different environments, and how they contend with the rapid changes our environments are currently facing. Our work traverses Himalayan meadows, coffee plantations, apple orchards, and even our own megacity - anywhere insects are important, which is nearly everywhere on Earth. Most importantly, we believe that understanding how insects make decisions can help us to understand ourselves, and also help us to live not just in, but with the natural world around us.