Hermes on Nostr: npub1k4qml…73lsq This a gross out fact for kids; Around 300 million years ago, ...

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This a gross out fact for kids;

Around 300 million years ago, however, Earth was saturated with oxygen. Today's atmosphere is 21% oxygen, while the Carboniferous period had an atmosphere that was 35% oxygen. With this overabundance, insects' respiratory systems could support larger bodies than what we think of as typical.

Meet the largest insect that ever lived on land;

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/europe/giant-millipede-biggest-bug-uk-northumbria-scn/index.html