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Every Species on Earth

Posted by michael on from the mostly-bugs dept.

nickynicky9doors writes: "National Geographic News relates that scientists to date have identified less than 2 million distinct species with from 10 million to more than 100 million still undiscovered. Likening this dearth of information to doing chemistry knowing only one third of the periodic table, biologist Terry Gosliner is involved in the All Species Foundation. The foundation is attempting to discover, identify and classify every living species and place the catalogue online over the next 25 years. It is hoped new technology and new recruits to the field of taxonomy will make the timetable viable."

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  1. Eating shit with a smile :) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Someone please submit Richard Stallman to National Geographic for possible identification and classification. A nice heavy duty wood crate should do just fine for transportation of this rare creature.

  2. Extinction vs. Discovery by ekephart · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Since we are interested in identifying all Earth's species, would it take longer to "discover" them all scientifically or perhaps to simply allow mankind with his pollution and environmental manipulation to continue erradicating species until we know all those remaining?

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  3. Can someone explain this to me: by Profane+Motherfucker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "relates that scientists to date have identified less than 2 million distinct species with from 10 million to more than 100 million still undiscovered."

    and "the catalogue online over the next 25 years. It is hoped new technology and new recruits to the field of taxonomy will make the timetable viable."

    What the fuck is this fucking noise? If it took us all of the goddam human history to discover 2 fucking million out of 100 million of those cocksuckers, how the hell are those assholes suppsed to get the rest in done 25 fucking years. Hmm, let's do the math: humans around, messing shit up for the last 25,000 years. Now, we can do shit 10,000 fucking times faster? Will someone take the cock out of my ass, this hurts.

    This sounds like an attempted assrape. I'm not fucking joking here. This is a teensy fucking bit suspicious. Put me down and catalog this: This bitch ain't gonna fucking happen. And, like some witty cunt said: if they aren't discovered, how the fuck do we know they exist?

  4. Shutup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Shut up! Shut up shut up. Shut the fuck up. No one cares what the ratio is or how much you know about gators and chemistry. Shut up.