Beetle Brosmander.xyzimage fossilesque ( @fossilesque@mander.xyz ) M Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 27 days ago message-square15fedilinkarrow-up1313
arrow-up1313imageBeetle Brosmander.xyz fossilesque ( @fossilesque@mander.xyz ) M Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 27 days ago message-square15fedilink
minus-square Car ( @Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish29•27 days agoPedantry is always important! I would argue that ants would be selected over humans by both mass and population
minus-square smeg ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•27 days agoAh, I was thinking of this xkcd but it’s land mammals only!
minus-square Car ( @Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•27 days agoI 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!
minus-square flora_explora ( @flora_explora@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•27 days agoBut biomass shouldn’t be relevant here, right? Individual numbers determine how many friends you might potentially have.
minus-square Pilon23 ( @Pilon23@feddit.dk ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•27 days agoKeep arguing folks, i’m learning so much that i never knew i needed to learn. Quickly turning into my favourite community here <3
minus-square flora_explora ( @flora_explora@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•26 days agoThe takeaway message: to maximize your number of potential friends, focus on making invertebrate friends and don’t bother with the few billion humans ;)
Pedantry is always important! I would argue that ants would be selected over humans by both mass and population
Ah, I was thinking of this xkcd but it’s land mammals only!
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.
Keep arguing folks, i’m learning so much that i never knew i needed to learn. Quickly turning into my favourite community here <3
The takeaway message: to maximize your number of potential friends, focus on making invertebrate friends and don’t bother with the few billion humans ;)