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In this case, the title is exact in a subtle way: Pando is the largest known organism by mass, but there are only estimates on the mass of the fungal colony.
by briankelly 8y ago
In this case, the title is exact in a subtle way: Pando is the largest known organism by mass, but there are only estimates on the mass of the fungal colony.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoSure, though it isn't like we've weighed Pando either - I would say we just have better estimates of its mass (and of course "largest" is ambiguous as to whether it means area or mass here).
- briankelly 8y agoRight, but both the title and the body of the article use the unambiguous "most massive" not "largest."