The Biggest Organism on Earth
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Blue whales [Balaenoptera musculus] are the biggest animals ever to exist on earth. Theycan weigh upwards of 150 tons, which is more than the largest dinosaurs! But the blue whaleis not the biggest living thing.That title goes to.... well, it depends on what you mean by "biggest"!The tallest may be a redwood tree [Sequoia sempervirens] nicknamed "Hyperion" in California.At a towering 115M, this giant is taller than the statue of liberty [at 93M...show it's25% taller].The most extensive organism is a very old "humongous fungus" that covers a whopping2,385 acres in a national forest in Oregon. At the base of the trees, bunches of "honeymushrooms" [Armillaria solidipes] appear... they are the &am...
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Blue whales [Balaenoptera musculus] are the biggest animals ever to exist on earth. Theycan weigh upwards of 150 tons, which is more than the largest dinosaurs! But the blue whaleis not the biggest living thing.That title goes to.... well, it depends on what you mean by "biggest"!The tallest may be a redwood tree [Sequoia sempervirens] nicknamed "Hyperion" in California.At a towering 115M, this giant is taller than the statue of liberty [at 93M...show it's25% taller].The most extensive organism is a very old "humongous fungus" that covers a whopping2,385 acres in a national forest in Oregon. At the base of the trees, bunches of "honeymushrooms" [Armillaria solidipes] appear... they are the &am...
