idk whats funnier: that tumblr got people to spend multiples of $7.99 to add fake verification checkmarks to their blog to ""make fun of"" twitter's latest fuckup, or that these checkmarks literally do not show up for mobile users and thats why i had no idea this amazing feat of opportunistic capitalism was even happening until just now
Headline, image, caption, and text as published by: Shannon Banks. “How many ants live on Earth? At least 20 quadrillion, scientists say.” Mongabay. 12 December 2022. [Reporting on this new paper: P. Schultheiss et. al. “The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (40). September 2022.]