Teemingness | Extended

: 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

While "abundance" implies a surplus of passive material, "teemingness" denotes a state of being full of . teemingness

The Vital Swarm: Reimagining Teemingness as Ecological Bioinfrastructure : The planetary "viral cloud" represents a mind-boggling

: Rooted in the Old English teman (to give birth), teemingness was originally associated with fertility and pregnancy. teemingness

Recent scholarship in "multispecies ethnography" uses teemingness to describe hidden worlds that are often ignored until they are disrupted.

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