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More Than Half of Earth's Species Live Underground
- cainxinth 3y agoHere’s a fun fact I just learned: 25% of all known species of animals are beetles.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoA biologist, asked "What does your study of nature reveal about God?" answered "He has an inordinate interest in beetles"
- kornhole 3y agoAnd there are over 50K species of beetles. It is amazing how Noah got a pair of each onto the ark in just one day.
- deadbeeves 3y agoSomething something microevolution within kinds.
- jvm___ 3y ago25% of mammals are bats, and 25% of trees are apple trees.
- calibas 3y agoThe headline and article are a little misleading. It's not that all these species "live underground", it's that they rely upon soil, like the vast majority of plant species.
- PM_me_your_math 3y agoOh great. Now we have to "Save the soil" which only means higher taxes.
- kornhole 3y agoNot necessarily higher taxes, but the price of of food could rise. Instead of waging chemical warfare on these soil dependent species by dumping ammonium nitrate and glyphosate all over the farms, regenerative soil practices that build living soils generally require more labor.
- lioeters 3y agoAnd 94% of Earth's species live under water.
- JohnFen 3y agoUnderwater: the underground of the 21st century.
- sys_64738 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1ct5yEuVY