Discussion Do you ever wonder how many living creatures you are near?

[Forever Sleep]

Earlier today, there was a cat in the garden, a spider outside the window and butterflies flying about. I wondered how many living things actually were in the vicinity. Maybe hundreds, perhaps thousands. There are ants nests all over the patio. Do you ever ask yourself weird questions like that?

I always hoped they would tell me how far I walked after I died- when I used to walk a lot.

 

[R. A.]

It depends on what level of magnification you use as a cutoff...our own bodies host trillions of "creatures"

 

[unluckysadness]

You're not alone. I'm asking myself weird questions too...

 

[Niron1492]

I own a cat and i assume i have some bugs nearby.But its always curious when you think how short their life span are,and if im not being ignorant,their lives are so simple.It's horrifying to think that their lives just go on if you die near them,like they dont care.

 

[princexhhn]

I own a cat and i assume i have some bugs nearby.But its always curious when you think how short their life span are,and if im not being ignorant,their lives are so simple.It's horrifying to think that their lives just go on if you die near them,like they dont care.

Some of them care, bugs care. We become their food

 

[Niron1492]

Oh yeah,i forgot that hamsters and such would eat us fast,and cats eh i think they take a while until they eat us,like days maybe?That is if they still have water remaining.

 

[RoseGirl]

no but thanks for making me think about the hundreds of tiny mites that live in our pores.
Oh apparently only half of the population has them... that's cool...

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