The Biggest Organism on Earth

In his latest video, Henry Reich of MinuteEarth discusses candidates for the title of “The Biggest Organism on Earth.” If we’re talking weight, the biggest known organism is Pando, a clonal colony of a single quaking aspen tree that includes some 40,000 stems, weighs 6,600 short tons, and spans 106 acres in Utah.

E.D.W. Lynch
E.D.W. Lynch

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