Teemingness Here

: Scholarly and artistic efforts now aim to "re-animate" soil and microbial life, turning "inert matter" into a vibrant subject of care and shared aliveness.

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

: 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 : Scholarly and artistic efforts now aim to

: Soil is increasingly framed not just as a medium for production but as a "bioinfrastructure" teeming with unloved entities like chytrids (algae-like fungi) that perform essential molecular labor in waste decomposition. This "teeming swarming" of viruses refuses to sit

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

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

Reframing the world through the lens of teemingness challenges dominant "anthropocentric" narratives.