Today I learned +

[Reynard]

TIL that the working theory of "Giant insects existed before because there was a higher Oxygen concentration in the atmosphere back then" has long been disproven. The only thing preventing giant insects from coming back is the competition and predation by mammals, reptiles and birds.

Cool.

For anyone (like me) interested, here is a good article on the subject: https://www.science.org/content/art...ugs-get-so-big-prevailing-theory-may-be-wrong