[gizmo686]

If you go by impact alone, humans are still not the most influential organism.

Cyanobacteria literally poisoned the atmosphere and triggered a global ice age. [0]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event

[yyyk]

That's a very old hat. What has Cyanobacteria done lately, as in the last billion years? Reminiscing about the glory days? We are the future (of screwing things up).

[labster]

Kids these days don’t appreciate the classics.

[bee_rider]

There might’ve been other sludges, but no-one ever tried ‘em.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSX1jNPtNBU

[philipov]

But that was billions of years ago! Cyanobacteria just peaked early. Give us a few more years, and I'm sure we'll catch up splendidly.

[incongruity]

Give us a few years? Sadly…