How many insects are alive for every one human?

Q: How many insects are alive for every one human?

1.4 billion insects (1,400,000,000). 1.4 billion each. You are outnumbered in your own home, garden and everywhere else. Source: Smithsonian Institution

1.4 billion

insects

1,400,000,000 exactly, give or take

1.4 billion each. You are outnumbered in your own home, garden and everywhere else.SOURCESmithsonian Institution

Scale check: 1.4 billion is roughly 1 in 8 people on Earth.

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