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must be from the Carboniferous period, when air was 35% oxygen, currently at 21%. the way insects breathe, low O2 reduces their possible size
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Giant prehistoric insects didn’t need high oxygen after all, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260424233208.htm
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