Teemingness

: Understanding teemingness allows for a "counter-hegemonic" justice that cares for the "unloved" or "invisible" entities essential for global flourishing. Conclusion

: The planetary "viral cloud" represents a mind-boggling scale of entities (estimated in the nonillions) that constantly infect and change the nature of other life forms. This "teeming swarming" of viruses refuses to sit still as stable individuals, instead existing as fluid genetic makeup. 3. Ethical and Aesthetic Implications teemingness

This paper argues for a transition in ecological discourse from "abundance"—a quantitative measure of resources—to "teemingness," a qualitative recognition of the active, interdependent swarming of life. By examining the "teemingness" of the virosphere and soil ecosystems, we can decenter human agency and recognize the complex "bioinfrastructure" that sustains planetary life. 1. Defining Teemingness: Beyond Abundance " which describes a static supply

Recent scholarship in "multispecies ethnography" uses teemingness to describe hidden worlds that are often ignored until they are disrupted. instead existing as fluid genetic makeup.

: Unlike "copiousness," which describes a static supply, teemingness specifically refers to entities—often living—that are swarming or moving .

Teemingness provides a vital conceptual tool for the Anthropocene. By shifting our focus from the "abundance" of resources to the "teemingness" of active, swarming life, we can move toward a more inclusive and ecologically grounded version of human existence—one that acknowledges our existence as "unique moist packages of animated soil".

2. Teemingness as Bioinfrastructure: The Soil and Virosphere