Posted by rf on 06/02/07 07:47

"cwdjrxyz" <spamtrap2@cwdjr.info> wrote in message
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> On Jun 2, 12:11 am, "rf" <r...@invalid.com> wrote:
>> "cwdjrxyz" <spamtr...@cwdjr.info> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1180758381.567183.217210@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > The Encyclopedia of Life is to be a web resource that will describe
>> > all 1.8 known living things on earth
>>
>> Wow. Only .2 more living things required and we will have a pair :-)
>
> A few more - about 1.8 million. :-). Some think quite a few more will
> be found, especially in the deep sea, fungus family members, etc.
>

cwdjrxyz, look at your OP again. Nowhere in there is the word 'million'
mentioned. You mised the <tongue position="cheek"> bit of my post.

In any case IIRC 1.8M is rather conservative.

--
Richard.

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