How many ants live on Earth? At least 20 quadrillion, scientists say

Mongabay
Dec 12, 2022, 7:37 am175 pts
Whether a source of curiosity or annoyance, ants are central to life on Earth. Their microscopic world may seem foreign to us, but without them our world would be just as unrecognizable. Now, a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) estimates just how many ants are all around…

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