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These prehistoric bugs could grow up to several meters in length.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/a/arthropleura.html
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These prehistoric bugs could grow up to several meters in length.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/a/arthropleura.html
IonceateahouseandnowIshitbricks
I bet it would take a whole quiver of falmer arrows to down this thing
Turkeythecat
kamosey
The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles.
McDonaldsSweetTea
Theman098
At that size, does it even count as a bug anymore?
ScaryScarab
I love bugs, i'd try to hug it...probably die in the process but worth it!
Kskiz0rs
I like you
lWulfl
Ugh I hate these in The caves of the Ark
BlackDragoness
Fear not, Imgur! If those come back, so would these:
WestonsCat
NOPE! I'll deal with most animals, but you can keep these things with many legs! NOPE!
Rivalyn
I am forever disappointed that I missed the era of giant insects by like 300 million years.
PianoandPads
Damn! My Orkin man would crap kittens if he saw this monster in my back yard!
EvilandImaginary
Oh no thank you.
TonyStarkWantsOne
gabriella1ify
ImDavidPumpkins
An ancient nope from the Fuckthatshit period
quitesrsly
Thank god that was followed by the Burnedthatshitwithameteor period
clid3r
Pretty sure the dinosaur extinction event was a big nope by aliens when they saw some of these f'n creatures.
Bab023
Heh heh heh ... the Fuckthatshit period...
PickIeRick
Fun fact: bugs/insects were only able to grow this large in the past because the Earth's atmosphere had far more oxygen in it than presently
terrorofthederp
Oh I love the Fuckthatshit Period. We are currently in the Fuckedthatshit Period.
SDtrashpanda
BossCar9
I am just getting started :)
TheHaloFollower
Yes
TrogdorUnicorn
Pretty sure Australia has still those, but probably evolved to be venomous, and shoot flames out its antenna. Because Australia
MiamiMostaph
Yeah pretty much
ArielUnderfoot
And don't forget they can fly too
BossCar9
Nah, they also probably grow much bigger too.
GolFoehammer
Imagine the Doctor's face when he had to pull that mofo out of someones ear...
itypewerdsonline
Am I the only one who would love to go back in time to see all the weird and wonderful flora and fauna in the past?
ScopesMouthwashTrial
Pretty sure this is just a default mascot for any Australian team.
MafiaMonkey
Love seeing paleontology on Imgur! Btw for an added fact, these guys grew so large because the Earth had loads of oxygen 1/2
MafiaMonkey
In the atmosphere (because they were descended from the first ever terrestrial animals, and only plants existed before) and they absorb 2/3
MafiaMonkey
Oxygen through their carapace, this is also why insects don't get huge nowadays. Thankfully... 3/3
IAmYourGod617
ArielUnderfoot
Scout3277
HOLY FUCKING HELL, NOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!!
Smoke420free
It was then I realized that I was talking to a prehistoric crustacean from the Paleolithic era. I'll let myself out.
RetirementNoirATaleOfPruneJuiceAndMurder
"Larger species" How about "Thankfully extinct"
andaWoss
drewcrosby
FUCK.
drewcrosby
THAT.
KevinGrzyb
DadBodPorVida
Wait, what???? These are extinct, right?
IOnlyRespondWithRonSwanson
no, why would you ask?...
Subsound
They can be revived
Lambourtitty
why would anyone in their right FUCKING mind revive this thing?
Twist1000
We have the technology!
BossCar9
Yep....or maybe that's what we think now....you never know this planet is crazy ;)
LazyPea
They could only exist at a time when oxygen levels were much higher. Arthropods rely on the oxygen to diffuse directly into their tissues.
romanaclef
Many insects have spiracle ventilation that's more efficient than just diffusion. Many arachnids have 'book' lungs and woodlice have gills.
valenlikesitweird
Seriously?
DadBodPorVida
Hey man I'm surprised damn near everyday by the shit that goes on in Australia.
valenlikesitweird
Shit must be really crazy down there.
PhotoShabby
Definitely
BossCar9
Until some genius decides to make prehistoric animals alive again through some futuristic technology, I'd say yes.
PhotoShabby
These would die off pretty quick today; there isn't enough oxygen to sustain them anymore
BossCar9
But it would make for a good sci-fi horror movie.
BossCar9
If there is some giant prehistoric creature still alive, I'm certain it will be an aquatic creature, due to the size of the oceans.
AlexDuos
Check under your bed
klaxor
Just did, the body remains I disturbed.
klaxor
UNDISTURBED* dammit.
PhotoShabby
You can't hide what you did to it
BossCar9
BREAKING NEWS: Imgur user caught up in necrophilla scandal.
romanaclef
Yes. The carboniferous saw significantly higher levels of atmospheric O2 than the present. Current levels couldn't support a terrestrial...
romanaclef
...arthropod of anywhere near that size. See also: Meganeura.
Threns
I always thought it was partially because of the limitations of chitin itself, or is that a separate issue?
romanaclef
Chitin presents challenges, but it supported larger aquatic arthropods (eurypterids), that might still be around but for the P-Tr extinction
romanaclef
...and extant Japanese spider crabs can be pretty big, so I don't think it's a sufficient reason in of itself. O2 and loss of niche space...
CaptainKCCO42
Ark players hate them.
SometimesIEatTooMuch
Spit at you once and your flak armor is toast. Had a run in with several at a time, not great
CaptainKCCO42
Yep. I like to toss a grenade and run like a little bitch
fuegan13
Get a wolf. They munch them
CaptainKCCO42
I have many. But wolves get stuck in the underworld cave on the center and can't even get into the west lava cave.
CreepAWes
I've actually never seen one. Only gone in one cave though, lol
Spacebread
They're all over in Scorched Earth.
vorderkai
Pain in the ass on Scorched Earth, when they break your armor on top of the Wyvern... As soon as you just repaired it.
Spacebread
They're all over in Scorched Earth.
CaptainKCCO42
They are pretty gnarly. Do you play on the island or the center?
CreepAWes
I play on the island (though I did play once on the center), because even though I like how much water there is in the center 1/2
CreepAWes
2/2 I think it is poorly laid out, mostly because the MAIN FREAKING ISLAND is floating, so you can't really bring water pets to it... :/
CaptainKCCO42
Very valid point, though I like the way it notices people to have outposts.