8.7 million species exist on Earth...

... according to an article in the Washington Post. I love what Jesse Ausubel (quoted in the article) said:

"There are 2.2 million ways of making a living in the ocean. There are half a million ways to be a mushroom. That’s amazing to me."

Half a million ways to be a mushroom! Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me smile...

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