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When giant insects ruled the world

Posted on Thursday, 12 October, 2006 | 14 comments

The delicate lady bug in your garden could be frighteningly large if only there was a greater concentration of oxygen in the air, a new study concludes. The study adds support to the theory that some insects were much larger during the late Paleozoic period because they had a much richer oxygen supply, said the study’s lead author Alexander Kaiser.

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#10 Posted by War-Junkie on 19 October, 2006, 15:18
it would take a long time for them to evolve to get bigger wouldent it? if you put them in a chamber

#11 Posted by Pax Unum on 19 October, 2006, 15:44
I was wondering the same... using some insects that have short life cycles, you'd think in a couple dozen generations, you would see some increase in size, if this was true...

#12 Posted by ROGER on 19 October, 2006, 18:11
The Earths gravity was less in Pre historic times also! Every day space dust and rocks fall to Earth making it fatter! Fatter means more gravity , smaller is less!

#13 Posted by Pax Unum on 19 October, 2006, 18:14
so, maybe they can run the experiment on the ISS... I'd like to see the results... run, it's Mothra!!

#14 Posted by ROGER on 19 October, 2006, 18:32
Mothra wasn't so big! Thous Girls were small. Not much of a figure either.Must have been Freshman!

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