E. O. Wilson would love it.

The new research found ants are distributed unevenly on Earth’s surface. Shutterstock

Our research published today provides an approximate answer. We conservatively estimate our planet harbours about 20 quadrillion ants. That’s 20 thousand million millions, or in numerical form, 20,000,000,000,000,000 (20 with 15 zeroes).

20,000,000,000,000,000 ants

I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords

 

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