stackyFACTSYou think humans boldly rule the world? There are roughly four out of every five animals on this planet that are just microscopic, terrifyingly wriggly worms. They infest the deep ocean, the soil, and the intestines of nearly every species on Earth, completely outnumbering us in sheer biomass.
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