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Episode 175: Insect Gigantism Pt1

Palaeocast by Dave Marshall

May 2, 202639:10Science & Medicine

The Carboniferous period is host to some of the largest arthropods to have ever lived. Giant taxa such as the griffenfly Meganuera and the millipede Arthropleura are almost talismanic and are often depicted in reconstruc...

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Episode 175: Insect Gigantism Pt1 is an episode from Palaeocast by Dave Marshall. The Carboniferous period is host to some of the largest arthropods to have ever lived. Giant taxa such as the griffenfly Meganuera and the millipede Arthrople...

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Published May 2, 2026, 39:10 long, audio available.

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