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Big bugs, bad news? Not according to Dr. Jon Harrison who describes what it would take to bring the giant insects of 300 million years ago into the present.
Enormous insects swarmed the planet in the Paleozoic Era. Why did those bugs get so big while today’s do not? We hear from Jon Harrison, a scientist who says he has the answer, and says giant bugs will probably stay in the realm of science fiction in the future.