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Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

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Re: Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

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The weight of all ants on Earth is roughly equal to the weight of all humans- aka there are a lot of ants. And can be found everywhere mammals are able to live. So they make sense as a food source

> aka there are a lot of ants

This is true

Re: Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

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At the end of all things, when evolution has reached its inevitable end, all that will be left is a war between ant eaters and crabs.

Ant eating crabs.

Crab eating ants.

We'll kill the ones that eat us and eat the ones we kill.

Re: Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

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The weight of all ants on Earth is roughly equal to the weight of all humans- aka there are a lot of ants. And can be found everywhere mammals are able to live. So they make sense as a food source

> aka there are a lot of ants This is true

And easier to predate on at scale than humans.
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