Science Memes

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Mosquitos are kind of modern, being only 45 million years old, way after the megafauna bugs died.

but think 40cm long, meter wide "dragonflies", half-meter long "scorpions", 60cm "spiders" with knifelike front legs and 250cm long millipedes (technically not an insect, but eh)

But if you're looking for giant mosquitoes, you're in luck: the very much not-extinct elephant mosquito can grow over 1.5cm long.

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[–] msage@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Dragonflys don't scare me, but if we got same proportional upgrades to anything that regularly bites, I would move underground.

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[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Dragonflys don't scare me

Dragonflies are possibly the most efficient predator in existence, catching up to 95% of the prey they attempt to catch. And their larvae are utterly terrifying.

I would move underground.

With the 2.5 meter long millipedes..?

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[–] msage@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Yes, into a vault.