"How many ants are crawling on Earth? Scientists say" Topic
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Tango01  | 28 Dec 2022 10:02 p.m. PST |
…20 quadrillion
"The world's human population is forecast to surpass 8 billion in the coming months. Compared to ants, that is a mediocre milestone.
Researchers have made the most thorough assessment to date of the global population of ants – insects that have colonized almost everywhere on the planet – and the estimated total is a mind-blowing 20 quadrillion of them, or approximately 2.5 million for every human…"
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Good they don't like human flesh…
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| Shagnasty | 30 Dec 2022 9:04 a.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 21 Jan 2023 5:29 p.m. PST |
A NatGeo article years ago said ant population out weigh the humans on the planet |
| Tango01 | 17 Feb 2023 9:28 p.m. PST |
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