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20 quadrillion. That's 20 million billion. So given there are roughly 10 billion human beings on earth then the ants outnumber us by a factor of two million.
by endoblast 2y ago
20 quadrillion. That's 20 million billion. So given there are roughly 10 billion human beings on earth then the ants outnumber us by a factor of two million.
- endoblast 2y agoHowever, at 5 milligrams each the 2 million ants are only about a leg full.
- wasimanitoba 2y agoBut that leg must weigh more than a person because their total biomass of 12 megatons is "more than all the wild birds and mammals taken together".
- endoblast 2y agoApologies, to clarify I meant a leg full of ants per person.