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I don't know where you got that idea, but we're not even the most populous species of vertebrates on the planet (that might be chickens). If you include arthro
by BobaFloutist 4mo ago
I don't know where you got that idea, but we're not even the most populous species of vertebrates on the planet (that might be chickens).
If you include arthropods, ants make it not even remotely close.
- saulpw 4mo ago"Land vertebrates", #1 is chickens, #2 is humans. But colloquially "animal" does not include ants or fish.
- BobaFloutist 4mo agoInsects I'll consider fair enough, but fish? Are you leaning on "fish isn't meat"? Otherwise, this isn't a colloquial use I'm familiar with.
- saulpw 4mo agoJust try referring to a fish, alive or dead or cooked, as an 'animal' to your friends. Even if it doesn't sound weird to you, your friends will feel misled in the conversation, even though it's technically/scientifically correct.
- blackoil 4mo agoIn terms of biomass humans are much larger than ants.
- trumpdong 4mo agoHumans and our cattle are something like 95% of all land mammals, maybe they're thinking of that.