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Tango0128 Dec 2022 9:02 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 Supporting Member of TMP30 Dec 2022 8:04 a.m. PST

Yet.

14Bore21 Jan 2023 4:29 p.m. PST

A NatGeo article years ago said ant population out weigh the humans on the planet

Tango0117 Feb 2023 8:28 p.m. PST

Wow!…

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