
The Skeptics Guide #925 - Apr 1 2023
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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The Distribution of Biomass on Earth
A large survey of life on earth finds that total biomass remains fairly consistent within one order of magnitude across the entire range of body size for all living things. So what is the distribution guys? What would you guess? Because they did do a massive surveyed. Is it ants? It's all bacteria. I think little things like krill or ant. Cara, you actually threw out the word when you were speculating. It's bimodal. Of what? What are the most? And the peaks are at the very low end and the very high end. There you go. Like big stuff. Like whales and shit. That's what I say. A lump camel. Yeah
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