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I don't agree, nor do I think human beings have a great track record of such predictions (see introduced wildlife around the world). I wouldn't feel confident p
by stolen_biscuit 6y ago
I don't agree, nor do I think human beings have a great track record of such predictions (see introduced wildlife around the world). I wouldn't feel confident predicting how an extremophile like the tardigrade would fare (nor any theoretical microbes that they might eat for lunch) if given the opportunity to exist in some "stable island" ecosystem near or under the surface of the moon.
- WalterBright 6y ago> introduced wildlife I thought about that, but they're already 99% adapted to the new ecosystem. Also, if a hippo is introduced to the arctic tundra, it will promptly die, not outcompete reindeer.