When the word 'microbes' is mentioned, people have the tendency to think of damage and disease, yet science and nature have shown us that, without these micro-organisms, life on Earth would not be possible. While it may be true that there are some micro-organisms that are capable of making life miserable for us all, the fact remains that the majority of micro-organisms are benign, or do us a great deal of good by colouring our world and making life more interesting. Therefore it is time for us to stop putting the blame on micro-organisms for every detriment that occurs, and accept the multitude of good ones as symbionts in our lives, in a world that is too big for us alone.