Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order

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@flypie Beetles have been collected and described more. They are extremely diverse among the species we have discovered - wasps estimated to be even more diverse among species not yet discovered. https://t.co/lz0wOPttOz

@keccers @ChampagneLabUSI Wait lol I somehow had no idea that the person who wrote the paper making that claim is one of my main collaborators?? That's neat https://t.co/buJU5PNCJ8

nvm turns out he prefered wasps anyway: https://t.co/0V9BhCXgka

Forbes, A.A., Bagley, R.K., Beer, M.A. et al. Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order. BMC Ecol 18, 21 (2018). https://t.co/hHumqfP7QD わはは

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