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what do you consider the most successful life forms to be? humans currently inhabit every continent and are unquestionably at the top of the food chain.
by jayGlow 1y ago
what do you consider the most successful life forms to be? humans currently inhabit every continent and are unquestionably at the top of the food chain.
- BirAdam 1y agoAre we though? Bacteria do better than us. Cockroaches. Rats. Ants. Grasses. Plankton. We aren’t the most numerous. We aren’t the most widespread. We are serious risk of killing off our own species.
- hollerith 1y agoIf the Earth was about to be hit by a huge asteroid, some people might survive (by fleeing in spaceships) but none of the species you list have a chance unless people choose to save them.
- BirAdam 1y agoI highly doubt much of the bacteria would care. The amoeba probably wouldn’t either. Also, rodents have already survived such impacts. All mammals alive today are alive because our ancestors didn’t die with dinosaurs.
- hollerith 1y agoSuppose the asteroid is much bigger than the one that ended the dinosaurs.
- BirAdam 1y agoIf the Earth is completely destroyed, the humans on space ships wouldn’t survive either. There is no self-sustaining off world colony currently, and there most likely will not be in the lifetime of anyone alive today. At such time that there is, bacteria, rodents, and other life will likely come with humans as humans build the biospheres that we need elsewhere.
- hollerith 1y agoWith a few years to prepare, the humans would have a chance IMHO.