The Extinction of the Giant Insects that Used to Populate the Earth | SLICE SCIENCE

Today, insects are no longer giant except in our nightmares... But 320 million years ago, dragonflies measuring up to a meter (Meganeura) or centipedes the size of a human (Arthropleura) dominated the land and air. Over the course of time, these fascinating giants became smaller and smaller… before disappearing altogether. By combining state of the art scientific experiment, reconstitutions using CGI and interviews with paleontologists, stones will speak and explain why giant insects became extinct. Here is the true story of the conquest of the air.

Documentary: A New Prehistory EP1: What Killed the Giant Insects?
Directed by: Emma Baus & Bertrand Loyer
Production: Saint Thomas Productions for ARTE France

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