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The Tallest Lifeforms Of All Time
The article discusses how certain earthly giants are able to defy gravity and grow to impressive heights. The tallest trees, such as giant redwoods and mountain ashes, dedicate all their energy to growing taller. Animals, on the other hand, expend energy on various tasks, limiting their growth. Sea creatures, supported by water, can grow much larger than land-dwellers. Humans are larger than 87.6% of mammals on Earth, with the average Dutchman being the tallest. The longest lifeform of all time is a honey fungus that stretches for 3.8 kilometers underneath a forest in Oregon.