An eastern water skink in a suburban backyard in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Joshua Prieto / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
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Have you ever wondered how much biodiversity is in your own backyard?
Three housemates in Brisbane, Australia, decided to challenge each other to find out. Not only did they identify 1,150 unique plant, fungi and animal species in their suburban backyard, they wrote an academic research paper detailing the perhaps surprisingly extensive biodiversity to be found in urban landscapes, a press release from the University of Queensland (UQ) said.
Ecologist Dr. Andrew Rogers, taxonomist Dr. Russell Yong and mathematician Dr. Matt…
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