I'm not that down with bugs they kind of creep me out they're all squishy and
slimy and oozy Plus bugs that can fly hard no but what if the biggest insect
to ever live was still alive and kicking help me hello and welcome back to life's
biggest questions the channel that loves a good prehistoric nasty
I'm your host Jay Rockefeller gate and today I'm asking what if the mega
neurosis didn't go extinct before we buzz into this video I want to ask you
guys what your favorite insect is like a sad bugs kind of stress me out but I do
think that fluffy caterpillars are quite cute but maybe that's because they have
hair and don't look that much like bugs more like tiny furry snake dogs let me
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I'm going to be replying to some comments what have you got for me Megan
you're obsessed identify yourself for so let's cut to the chase then Megan you're
exist is a giant dragonfly I'm not sure if I can deal the extinct genus of
Griffin fly is the biggest known insect of all time and was thought to Aleph
circa 299 to 272 million years ago in North America to genus have been
discovered the Megan Europe's Esper me Anna which was discovered in Kansas
let's talk about that one first it had a wing length of 13 inches or 33
centimeters and a wingspan of 70 centimeters or 28 inches head to tail
its body was 43 centimeters or 17 inches pretty hefty a slightly smaller version
the Megan Europe says Americana was found in Oklahoma if you're struggling
with visualizing what they may have looked like here's a fossil image for
you but the money shot here is the to scale reconstruction sitting in the hand
of a human big bug big flying bug monster of the sky to put it in
perspective today's biggest insect in macragge don t be to ask 17
centimeters or a praying mantis at 20 centimeters while these are giants and I
really can't stand them they are not even half the size of the giant
prehistoric bug which once again could fly the Megan you're obsessed ruled the
skies before the days of bats and birds and like dragonflies today it was very
much a predator a big big predator the giant insect ate other smaller insects
and small fish their large eyes made it possible for them to watch out for prey
while their spines on their legs enabled them to get full of it clutch II in turn
they would have been preyed on by bigger species likely as they approached the
water they would have been attacked by reptiles and primitive sharks while
hunted on the lands the mega neuraxis was doing fine in the sky until big the
looming birds came along just raining on everyone's parade the Megan Europe says
predate birds but when Birds evolved they became more agile fliers birds
appeared around 150 million years ago alongside dinosaurs it is thought that
birds not only were better adapted for the sky they were eating the Megan
arrobas lunch and they were also going after the bugs themselves you simply
won't until enough to dodge an attack I'm kind of actually on the bird side
here though what about you so what if these massive folks were still alive
today well bugs the size of drones could be
descending on your picnic and buzzing through your lakeside retreats in North
America the bugs were once again found in Kansas and Oklahoma so I assume if
they've been living this long they would also be flying higher on the middle and
southern states perhaps they would have even made their way across the country
maybe even up to the Great Lakes region of Canada
dragonflies do love a lake after all yikes the good news is is that
dragonflies traditionally eat mosquitoes I was bitten by mozzies and this is not
an exaggeration hundreds of times when I went on a recent trip to PA Island a few
weeks ago so for me this is personal kill them kill them all although I do
think I would freak out if I saw I'm Megan you're obsessed flying towards my
face like get away get away can you I'm seeing two of them mating as well
like actual aerial chaos also Griffon flies and dragonflies can and do bites
they don't feed from human blood like horrible mosquitoes do they really go
after us but if they were trapped they would absolutely deploy the teeth the
Meaghan Urich's has had sharp teeth and they could kill frogs
yikes the thing is though the Meaghan your exists really wouldn't actually
fare so well today not only are there other predators that
could kill them like eagles hawks falcons herons and other big birds
beyond that the giant insects simply couldn't deal with the atmosphere today
back when the Meganium sister was alive and thriving Earth's air composition was
very different back then the atmosphere contained 35% oxygen which allowed bugs
to be much bigger these days there's just 21% oxygen in the air so the
insects would simply suffocate atmospheric changes in the insects time
span is one of the reasons that they were thought to die out so what if Megan
neurosis didn't go extinct unfortunately as other better adapted species evolved
in our Earth's atmosphere changed they were always going to die out had they
not Paul hey big bugs and if that big bug could have survived then maybe
others could have - which would make having a barbeque on a summer's day a
little bit more of an adventure so what do you guys think - the giant dragonfly
yay or nay are you glad that bugs are no longer huge
I certainly am thank you guys for watching this part of the video don't
forget to let me know which insects you like and dislike in the comments section
down below speaking of comments I'm gonna be wrapping up this video with
some comments from what if aliens attacked drama drama
mr. friendship wrote what if aliens attacked our planet me so long and
thanks for all the fish I love the excellent reference there thank you I
also do like dolphins yesterday fins neigh two giant insects Jason Hill Chris
said maybe they're not coming to invade us or attack us
basically they came in peace and they just wanted to expand our technology
make it better and show us a clean beautiful green world also greens my
favorite color I think greens are lovely color greens
the color of health and vitality so good picking and you might be right perhaps
aliens will come and try and save us but would we misinterpret that because I
think we would so guys thank you for reaching this far in the video if you
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