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And now, for some big ol' bugs. Featuring a Titanopteran. The Butcher Queen is perhaps the single greatest warrior Werearthropods have ever produced, routinely punching WAY above her weight.

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2022-10-27

All about reptiles, how about a giant Triassic preying mantis? Aptly named, wait for it🥁Gigatitan🥁. With 40 cm wingspan it could go toe-to-toe with pterosaurs of the time (Also described by Sharov and stored in Moscow)

[🎨Joschua Knüppe]

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2022-09-20

time- How much do you know about Gigatitan vulgaris?

Gigatitan is a giant (30~40cm wingspan) insect from Triassic Kyrgyzstan. It was a predator with a large mandibles and spiky legs, and may have eaten not only other insects but also small vertebrates.

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2022-01-16

The Permo-Triassic titanopterans like Gigatitan and the Cretaceous cockroach Manipulator are some prehistoric examples.

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2021-07-28

Highlights from the Invertebrate Nipponites, Attercopus, Telephina and Gigatitan (yes, stupid name).

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2018-09-24