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Mankind is one species with about 7 billion specimen. Insects an entire class with in the million species and 10 quintillion specimen. Not really a fair compari
by kabes 5y ago
Mankind is one species with about 7 billion specimen. Insects an entire class with in the million species and 10 quintillion specimen. Not really a fair comparison. If all mammals would dissapear there'd also be chaos. Even just whale poop has a big impact.
- wombatmobile 5y agoAnd yet humans commonly think they are the most important thing on earth, placing themselves at the apex of some pyramid. E O Wilson gives us perspective by seeing the world not as a bauble in a real estate store, but as a canvas for all of biology.
- nine_k 5y agoHumans are most important beings on Earth for themselves, which I find perfectly natural.