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Hungry-Fruit t1_j6iitg5 wrote

Nematodes make up 4/5's of animals on earth (in number) Also beetles make up 25% of all animal species on earth. (They're also 40% of insect species)

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QuergonJiz t1_j6jy1zu wrote

The collective biomass of protozoa, bacteria, fungi and plants outweighs the rest of life on Earth by a huge margin.

Edit: Also interesting to note that when biomass is used as a measure of species success, cows are almost twice as successful as humans. Of course, the cow population is dependent on its symbiotic relationship with humans. The biomass of Artic Krill exceeds that of all humans as well. Were only an especially successfully species when when looking at the total amount of energy extracted from our environment, which greatly exceeds the calories stored in our bodies and the energy conversion necessary to hold it there.

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DankDuke t1_j6kmj4u wrote

That's a lot of the information I wonder about whenever a post like this pops up. Many thanks!

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QuergonJiz t1_j6lpmsu wrote

Welcome. Made a mistake. I meant *antarctic krill.

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