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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (16 children)

This is (fortunately) why there's a maximum size on insects. The environment is less oxygen rich today than in the eras of giant insects in the past. They reach a size where oxygen can't penetrate deeply enough onto their bodies.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On lungless insects. If they develop to be larger they will get lungs!

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

As lung* as they mutate it.

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