Have you ever pondered over the sheer scale of the largest creatures to have graced our planet? Envision, if you will, the colossal sauropod dinosaurs, the towering sequoias, or even the mighty blue whale. Yet, none of these behemoths can lay claim to the title of the largest, heaviest entity ever—the largest species on Earth. Surprisingly, you're in it. Introducing the quaking aspens, a species that challenges our conventional perception of what constitutes a single organism.