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TIL: There are roughly 2.5 million ants per person

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TIL: There are roughly 2.5 million ants per person - Lemmings.world

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Source: uni-wuerzburg.de/…/wie-viele-ameisen-gibt-es-eige…

But how many ants are there? […] “According to our estimates, the global ant population is 20 x 10¹⁵ – that is, 20 quadrillion animals. […]”

Divided by 8 billion yields the 2.5 million per person.

How many ants are there?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? A team led by Würzburg biologists Dr. Patrick Schultheiss and Dr. Sabine Nooten now has the answer. In addition to the number, the distribution was also determined.

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