Are there more ants on earth than people?

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Liu · Answer

For every person there are one hundred thirty five billion ants, so yes!

Nightshade · Answer

Very possible.

? · Answer

I have to count them, so I'll come back to you later.

WiseCrack · Answer

There are more ants, and other insects than mankind on earth.

User · Answer

Certainly.
In fact
concerning one particular species of ant
it is believed that there is more MASS (more WEIGHT)
for all of those ants of that one species added together
than all humans added together.

SO
there are probably millions or billions of times more ants than people on Earth.

BJJ · Answer

It is estimated there are between one and ten quadrillion ants on Earth. So there are 7000000000 humans and 10000000000000000 ants. That's over 1 million ants per human.

Are there more ants on earth than people?

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