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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

must be from the Carboniferous period, when air was 35% oxygen, currently at 21%. the way insects breathe, low O2 reduces their possible size

[–] Ilikeblankets@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Giant prehistoric insects didn’t need high oxygen after all, study finds

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260424233208.htm

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

damn, published a week ago, how can i be so updated? lol

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

So you're saying there's a chance.