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Only a billion? That can’t be right since a single ant colony can have tens of millions of ants...
by layoutIfNeeded 7y ago
Only a billion? That can’t be right since a single ant colony can have tens of millions of ants...
- bobbles 7y agoUnfortunately the number does not include insects etc, so the actual numbers are devastatingly higher than those stated
- ealexhudson 7y agoThere was a biologist on BBC Radio 4 this morning making exactly the point, and actually going a few steps further: as well as the numbers being extremely high, there are a number of species endemic to Australia whose habitat is entirely within the areas of the fire. He was able to name three or four species which may be entirely extinct at this point due to the fires (obviously, until the fire's gone, it's difficult to tell for sure...)