Who rules Earth? Wild mammals far outweighed by humans and domestic animals

Re:Who rules Earth? Wild mammals far outweighed by humans an... by NineStarPoint on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:05AM (#34969397)

Truth of it’s the opposite. Even now general estimates put insect and fish biomass at significantly eclipsing mammal biomass. Insects might be small, but there are so many of them that it doesn’t matter.

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Re:Who rules Earth? Wild mammals far outweighed by humans an... by pfdietz on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:40AM (#34969758)

There's a species of small fish in the deep ocean that may have as many as a quadrillion individuals.

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Re:Who rules Earth? Wild mammals far outweighed by humans an... by garborg on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:13AM (#34969480)

Indeed. Insects, then fish, then everything else, per https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-make-110000...

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Re:Who rules Earth? Wild mammals far outweighed by humans an... by krisoft on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:19AM (#34969545)

> Insects, then fish, then everything else,

That is not how I read your source. It seems to be plants, then bacteria, then everything else.

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