This graph is awesome to show the dominance of insects. Insects make up about 2/3 of life on earth! And there is so much about insects left to discover!!
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| Image from: Grimaldi and Engel. 2005. Evolution of the insects . |
Just making sure you catch it-- all birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals are part of that tiny sliver around 2 o'clock that says "chordates." The "other animals" to the left of that are things like snails, jellyfish, sea stars, corals, worms, etc. A little perspective is always good... :-)
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“Nature is to be found in her entirety
nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.”
- Pliny
That is an amazing graph. Sure puts things in perspective.
ReplyDeleteMmmm. I missed this graph before. I guess insects are pretty "big" after all!
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