What about plankton? Aren’t they animals?
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smeg@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Isn’t it one in every four different animals that are beetles? I’d imagine if you picked four random animals they’d mainly be nematodes. Or if it’s by mass they’d be humans and cows!
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 months ago
smeg@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Marine plankton include bacteria, archaea, algae, protozoa, microscopic fungi,[4] and drifting or floating animals that inhabit the saltwater of oceans and the brackish waters of estuaries
Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Pedantry is always important! I would argue that ants would be selected over humans by both mass and population
smeg@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Ah, I was thinking of this xkcd but it’s land mammals only!
Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months 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 3 months ago
But biomass shouldn’t be relevant here, right? Individual numbers determine how many friends you might potentially have.
bazus1@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The world truly belongs to bacteria, and we’re just along for the ride.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 months 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 3 months ago
Do the bacteria in you consider you to be one of them, or are you just a cruise ship?