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The total biomass of ants on Earth is greater than the total biomass of humans.

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Is it true that the total biomass of ants on Earth is greater than the total biomass of humans?

No. A peer-reviewed global estimate puts total ant biomass at roughly 12 megatons of dry carbon, about 20% of human biomass, and a separate synthesis finds all terrestrial arthropods combined are only comparable to the mass of humanity and its livestock. These sources indicate ants do not outweigh humans.

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Evidence for · 1
Is the total biomass of ants roughly equal to the total biomass of humans?
2012
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Is the total biomass of ants roughly equal to the total biomass of humans?. (2012). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/7602/is-the-total-biomass-of-ants-roughly-equal-to-the-total-biomass-of-humans

Evidence against · 4
The biomass distribution on Earth.
2018
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YM, B., R, P., & R, M. (2018). The biomass distribution on Earth.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711842115

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The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth
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The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201550119

Biomass (ecology) - Wikipedia
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Biomass (ecology) - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass_(ecology)

The global biomass and number of terrestrial arthropods.
2023
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Y, R., YM, B., A, F., M, O., A, S., O, G., & R, M. (2023). The global biomass and number of terrestrial arthropods.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq4049

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