Comment on Beetle Bros
smeg@feddit.uk 2 years ago
Pedantry is always important! I would argue that ants would be selected over humans by both mass and population
I did some low-effort Googling and now I’m seeing that maybe some sea critters like krill have the highest non-bacteria biomass.
Either way, none of these are beetles!
But biomass shouldn’t be relevant here, right? Individual numbers determine how many friends you might potentially have.
The world truly belongs to bacteria, and we’re just along for the ride.
I’m considering the hovertext and I consider the pounds of bacteria in me to be Me. How are we dividing this out?
Do the bacteria in you consider you to be one of them, or are you just a cruise ship?
What about plankton? Aren’t they animals?
Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Pedantry is always important! I would argue that ants would be selected over humans by both mass and population
smeg@feddit.uk 2 years ago
Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I did some low-effort Googling and now I’m seeing that maybe some sea critters like krill have the highest non-bacteria biomass.
Either way, none of these are beetles!
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 years ago
But biomass shouldn’t be relevant here, right? Individual numbers determine how many friends you might potentially have.
bazus1@lemmy.world 2 years ago
The world truly belongs to bacteria, and we’re just along for the ride.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’m considering the hovertext and I consider the pounds of bacteria in me to be Me. How are we dividing this out?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Do the bacteria in you consider you to be one of them, or are you just a cruise ship?