What Was Earth Like in the Age of Giant Insects?

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Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did these insects go extinct?
00:00 What Was Earth Like in the Age of Giant Insects?
01:35 Meganeura
02:32 Pulmonoscorpius
04:33 Oxygen Toxicity
05:35 Carboniferous Period
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[@WhatIfScienceShow]

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[@nevergiveup5939]

Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?

[@ALEXBG1278]

W

[@Leo-pd4fc]

I love planet wild, ive subscribed their channel

[@bunitabeauty3252]

What’s the name of the movie where the guy punch the thing in his face?

[@SUREN-dh5cj]

​​@@nevergiveup5939must do some research

[@EdgarTheOgre]

"imagine a dragonfly the size of a crow" ***shows dragonfly the size of an helicopter***

[@chase5298]

this channel is garbage lol

[@dreadeddarko]

lmfaooooo

[@MillenniumEarl014]

That's why they asked you to imagine it

[@ChicoTheMan69]

They had a 5 foot wingspan bigger than a crow.

[@ChicoTheMan69]

A dragon fly would eat my drone. 😂

[@pabcu2507]

Could only imagine the other creatures we still haven’t discovered yet

[@sfgqk]

Truth is down there in the earths ocean is full of emptiness so I don’t think you’ll find much, scary thing is other civilizations in space

[@mattfischer8996]

No thanks

[@anubusx]

Bigfoot exists!!!

[@pabcu2507]

@@sfgqk true, but I’ve imagined that there were many other creatures that we would unfortunately not discover due to their remains being dissolved completely due to how long time passed, same can be said with the ocean

[@Theguywithspectacles]

Any one saw the news of An Alien Corpse discovered in Mexico? I only seeing news reports, None of the science channels are covering up with topic :((

[@CptApplestrudl]

A thought that always tickles my brain is: The image we have of the past is based on the fossils we've found, but of course MOSt animals didnt leave fossils. God knows what creatures lived back when. Some may have just been huge versions of todays animals, while others might have been completely unknowable strings of evolution that went extinct and were unrelated to anything afterwards.

[@kanekiblack3637]

No this would be ignoring the whole point of evolution. We are all related in someway and we have no reason to ever believe just because something went extinct nothing else is like it. If we look all through history whatever went extinct was just replaced by other things similar. If dinosaurs go extinct oh well birds carry on, alligators still thrive, and many other species close to them exist. Then humans are still connected to dinosaurs. To say it's unrelated to anything afterwards is just wrong, we all share Dna and new similar species thrive from the dead ones. Otherwise if it was unrelated that would be an Alien.

[@barno978]

This the kinda shit I'm thinking about aswell, life in general is just so strange man

[@cinemartin3530]

People will never know the whole truth, no matter how much we want. But living in a world where there is no room for fantasy is not so interesting.

[@aayushdalal3771]

avatar planet

[@isaacjacobs3785]

Reading this as im stoned on weed..... shit man, heavy

[@xx7secondsxx]

It just hit me now, with how FREAKY Pangaea era had to be! One big land mass... but the rest was a water world!🤯

[@SnerMerNer]

I already fear the ocean, but the idea of one massive ocean infested with prehistoric carnivorous monsters is terrifying lol.

[@CharlieFarrow07]

Can you imagine if you saw one of these giant insects today? I would freak out and run in the other direction.

[@arishemghoul9571]

I would eat them.

[@ahkafkhan4512]

@@arishemghoul9571 No. They would eat you.

[@isaacmontecillo7948]

​@@ahkafkhan4512I would rather get eaten or use something to kill them.

[@someonewholikesyumeko]

Imagine how their meat would taste. Mhm, I wanna eat it.

[@trubb1e]

I’d crap my pants and pass out

[@kvadrolv]

Imagine if oxigen levels go up again

[@anubusx]

A lot of other channels have covered that idea. It would be the end of us.

[@ytsux9259]

I'd breathe in more oxygen-rich air and become super healthy? Awesome!

[@ThePOSM]

Wed die :p were nitrogen based

[@mysticzais6511]

guess we will becoming big too

[@Red-ev8ls]

Don’t worry we learned from pacific rim

[@OOTurok]

Technically most if those insects didn't go extinct. Their offspring just didn't grow as big due to reduced O2 density. Insects today, still have the capability to grow as big as their Carboniferous ancestors. The Giant Petaltail & Giant Darner dragonflies, have the exact same morphology as 2 species of Meganeura from the Carboniferous Period. Giant Petatails & Darners grew 15% larger when grown in hyperboxic habitats, & grew bigger still when adequate food supply was available. Paleobiologists believe that successive generations of these dragonflies will eventually reach the size of their Meganeura ancestors, provided the difficulties of raising dragonflies in captivity can be remedied, & a large enough habitat could be maintained.

[@icankillbugs]

Prove it

[@OOTurok]

@@icankillbugs I don't have to prove it. Entomologists have already proven it with peer reviewed experiments, & Geneticists have already long since identified the genomes that limit the physical size of most insects. These are observations that have been tested & verified. Go read all the studies on Insects Grown in Hyperboxic Habitats. That is how science works, you dolt.

[@thesteelsquid863]

​@@icankillbugsoh god you're gonna have quite the conundrum on your hands

[@joshnaround_9463]

Lol dude…no. omfg 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@stitchgrimly6167]

But why? Are they going to weaponise these monster dragonflies somehow or just unleash them on the horrified public?

[@Account1746]

The world was wild back then

[@pabcu2507]

Could still imagine what other creatures that lived at that time that we haven’t discovered yet (or wouldn’t with how long time passed)

[@082thanitanonwongkhokhum7]

Literally

[@Mgats28]

Always has been 🌎🧑‍🚀🔫

[@Se7en00]

More now

[@uni-byte]

It still is, but were killing it off as fast as we can.

[@KDSima]

This is one of my favorite era to learn about. More, please!

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

go and live in Australia. you would live this IRL

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Stay tuned 😀

[@JESUSisComingBackSoon-ue9pc]

Before the flood, even humans were bigger.

[@weirdthoughts5420]

​@@JESUSisComingBackSoon-ue9pc My pp hurts

[@aldelaniz5726]

Thanks to the camera man for going back in time and getting us these shots

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

You are welcome 😍

[@HeavyMetalBarpiano]

2:41 For those who are not used to the metric system: 70cm is quite much for a scorpion but not THAT enormous like it looks in this scene. 😉

[@halneuntausend5525]

You mean for those living in the three countries that don't use it? Two of them are third world countries and one of them is a third world country in disguise

[@Jvird]

70cm is half a toddler

[@malcolmabram2957]

Daddy, daddy, there is a spider in our bedroom"" "Okay, I'll deal with it. whn the programme on the TV is finished." "Daddy, daddy, there is a 70 cm scorpion in our bedroom." "Lets run."

[@Abboman111]

“A wingspan of up to 75 centimetres😮” as clip shows it bigger than a tree😂 exaggeration nation for a few dollas 😅

[@nickjunior9862]

@@halneuntausend5525 bro how is America third-world our country isn't 3rd world

[@leonthefreon6765]

"We are going in with the first wave, means more bugs for us to kill. You smash the entire area, you kill anything with more than two legs. You get me?" "WE GET YOU SIR!"

[@RogueReplicant]

Except the smart bug. Don't kill that one. Capture it alive.

[@BigPuddin]

"Even Three Legged Bill, sir?" "Especially Three Legged Bill." Three Legged Bill: "Shit."

[@lrod312]

I can imagine the stench during the dinosaur era. The sheer amount of dinosaur feces and rotting flesh of other dead dinosaurs mixed with the warm and often humid climate must’ve been unbearably disgusting 😣

[@svenjansen2134]

Imagine the climate change!

[@uni-byte]

You watch too many movies.

[@Elamado97]

What? Earth is too big for it to be a problem, it would be similar to today.

[@waitandhope]

Gross

[@Vega_McTavish]

Funfact: Meganeura didn’t extinct because the oxygen levels dropped but because of a new reptile predator that could fly, therefore Meganeura wasn’t at the top of the food chain anymore when it came to flying animals.

[@juandoe5651]

Facts I was there too

[@svenjansen2134]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[@potatomatop9326]

You already know what happened in Island of Giant Insects. Imagine a World of Giant Insects.

[@Sherwoody]

Imagine flyswatters the size of tennis courts.

[@rotkev]

I always wondered how long it would take me to die a horrific death if I time travelled to this time or Late Cretaceous. “Wow, this is ama-“ Giant Insect: “Hi.”

[@AlexDiaz-wx3ng]

Just read the bible. constantly speaks of them. It never happened. Dinasaur's. In the bible called Behemoth or beast or dragons. God created all. They lived among us. The Hebrew word behemoth has the same form as the plural of the Hebrew noun בהמה behemah meaning 'beast', suggesting an augmentative meaning 'great beast'. Scripture. Job 40 King James Version 40 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. Leviathan. Job 41 King James Version 41 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. 26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. Amen.

[@persephonevsbane8323]

Lol 😂

[@fatty3383]

It would be a nightmare in the summer months. 😂

[@zarafa]

True 😊

[@Leo-pd4fc]

For me it would be nightmare if insects will be GIANTS, honestly im little afraid of insects and hate those little guys defienitily wasps because on every summer wasps are coming to my room and I don't like that, one wasp stunged one of our cat and im afraid same will happend to me next, how I can keep wasps away from our home? 🐝

[@arishemghoul9571]

It would be good for me I love insects

[@jamesvigloh1067]

Exploring the era of GIANT INSECTS is a fascinating journey into Earth's prehistoric past.

[@jahjahpascual]

Fun fact this video did not begin with the word “What if”

[@uni-byte]

No, it did not eve begin with a fact.

[@jahjahpascual]

@@uni-byte I don’t care anyway okay

[@uni-byte]

@@jahjahpascual Obviously.

[@thewatcher8773]

I wonder if we could create giant insects by replicating the atmosphere from the Carboniferous period for several generations.

[@shanouboubou]

Don't give bored billionaires ideas 😂

[@garysmith416]

I believe it has already been done in a lab

[@alexandrabe7924]

No, just no!

[@Lifeisgood479]

Why would you want that ? Hell no.

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

This my friend, might be interesting.

[@Penaldobuster3000]

Insects then:we rule here Insects now:human is robbing limitless oxygen from us

[@felicitascuriel9551]

Bugs 930 billion years ago bugs were 30 feet to 100 feet

[@GiornoJovani]

0:45: 🦟 During the Carboniferous period, Earth was filled with giant insects, including dragonflies the size of crows and millipedes as long as cars. 3:25: 🐜 High oxygen levels in the atmosphere during a certain period led to giant insects, but it also posed risks due to oxygen toxicity. 6:43: ❄ The formation of the supercontinent Pangea led to changes in ocean currents, wind patterns, and global climate, resulting in lower temperatures and the decline of rainforests and oxygen levels. Recap by Tammy AI

[@zarafa]

Don’t care +didn’t ask and sorry if I hurt your feelings:(

[@aryanranjan418]

​@@zarafaIf you don't care then better just shut up and move your ass away from here . Why the hell are you do these shit things that can hurt someone. He is only trying to help you . Stupid !!

[@97rhymes]

Dang, this is one creepy video .. and the footage looks damn HD for it being from a prehistoric era .. also I wonder if the camera man really died this time 😬

[@under6075]

wdym?the camera man is immortal

[@mindyourbusinessxoxo]

Shut up

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

That's a story for another What If :D

[@97rhymes]

@@WhatIfScienceShow Can't wait😁

[@SlashinatorZ]

I've gotten oxygen toxicity from putting an aloe vera plant on my computer desk. When I'd do exercises later my lungs would release so much oxygen that my eyes would sorta black out & I felt an electric shock through my nervous system.

[@rukawacloudstrife2114]

Oxygen can be toxic gas ??

[@urmumsballs69]

Lmao shut up

[@morbidmanmusic]

It is 1000% NOT the plant. See a doctor.

[@R_t-99]

Go to a doctor there are 11 kinds of plant which looks like aloe vera but they are not and 7 of them are toxic. Throw that thing out.

[@jameswebb3410]

See a doctor as soon as possible, it's not the plant

[@jus10lewissr]

Yeah, just imagine the things that existed that we'll likely never know about. We've been lucky in regards to finding various fossilized creatures so we know some of the things that used to live on the planet, but that's obviously only a small portion. I think it would be truly mind-blowing to see every type of life that's existed throughout Earth's history, so it really is unfortunate that we'll never get that chance. When I was a kid, I used to wish that some advanced extraterrestrial race had literally treated Earth as a zoo and had "recorded" every single thing that's ever taken place, from the formation of the solar system and our planet to the beginning and evolution of all living things. And, in that hope, I had also wished that they'd one day show it all to us -- in video form, I suppose -- after eventually making (peaceful) contact. Despite how unrealistic that is, I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a part of me still hoping and wishing for such a thing to have happened/happen.

[@svenjansen2134]

Nice fantasy. Could be a movie.

[@eliwol3789]

Shut up bro, and get your head from out of the clouds.

[@Anonymous1995]

Love to your comment because I too like to believe that after we die, we finally get to see (like a video, similar to your fantasy) the history of our planet. We're basically in "god mode" and can look back at certain times or events and then observe them firsthand if we want. How amazing would it be to not only find the answer to every question you have, but actually experience it?

[@WalangHeograpiya]

This is literally my biggest fear💀

[@arishemghoul9571]

Lol bugs are good.

[@Elamado97]

​@@arishemghoul9571not if they can eat you

[@felicitascuriel9551]

Did you see the cilp where a guy saw a spider twice his height in his house.

[@DrPlayer69]

2:10 it's basically half the length of the biggest known snake we have today

[@tr7b410]

One can imagine the genetic evolutionary trajectory of 1 of these insects,say the mantis would evolve into the top species on earth or on another planet.

[@JamezMorriz1134official]

I dealt with many of those giant scorpions during the great war between Caesars legion and the NCR.

[@metro3385]

Not only the great ncr legion war but waking up as a survivor with a mysterious symbol in your arm

[@JamezMorriz1134official]

@@metro3385 Its a curse in my bloodline .. My Stormcloak ancestors Fought against the Imperial army for the great land of Skyrim And my brothers and I spilled our blood for New Vegas because war... well. War never changes. EDIT-😆Those games are timeless.

[@abhidsouza450]

Just imagine giant cockroaches flying around you ☠️ damn it's nightmare ☠️

[@baronvonhoughton]

Millipedes aren't insects. They're arthropods.

[@reggiefurlow1]

A whole planet of nightmare fuel

[@Arcencielcrypto]

Fascinating glimpse into Earth's prehistoric past! Nature's giants ruled the land in the era of giant insects.

[@Rctdcttecededtef]

So everything was bigger back then...interesting

[@antonironstag5085]

@@Rctdcttecededtef only because the oxygen was a lot thicker.

[@Hermit.Crabbe]

Giants ruled in the era of giants!? No way

[@ArsacioJJulioJr]

Years ago, ( I mean years), I had mentioned that insects were massive in prehistoric days, I told them its was due to oxygen was much greater. They thought I was nuts. Perhaps they will see your video and realize

[@sidalexis]

Please do an episode on Precambrian Eon period

[@SUREN-dh5cj]

👍🏻

[@AviationWizard2479]

Which app do u use to animate this ? pls reply

[@SUREN-dh5cj]

Cap cut or adobe animatelike that kind of staf

[@macwelch8599]

Seriously, I saw a dragonfly earlier today that was almost as big as Neganeura

[@_Anurag_Thakur_]

Lol😂

[@quanmanchu]

Millipedes aren't insects. Insect literally means 6 legged.

[@vladskiobi]

Yup. Nor are Scorpions (Arachnids).

[@pondertheorb2304]

🤓

[@Platinum_Squirrel]

The Giant Monsters and Spiders From The MIST. I can’t deal with that 😂

[@mandarinmanuela8005]

It’s truly fascinating learning about the time when England won the World Cup

[@TROOPERfarcry]

Current day dragonflies are the most successful hunter, with a catch-rate of 95%. It'd suck if they were huge.

[@PrimericanIdol]

They'd make a great barbecue.

[@fahimredwan]

Love what if videos❤❤❤

[@WhatIfScienceShow]

We love you too! ❤️

[@damonr6987]

Good thing there wasn't windshields in those days.

[@mikegeld1280]

Good stuff 👍great content

[@aymenelbouakhri1818]

Giants are definitely real these bugs were small for them 😂

[@TheGreekPianist]

I have a bug phobia so I’d ABSOLUTELY PANIC if I lived in this time period 😅 this is stuff from The Mist!

[@AlexDiaz-wx3ng]

you would not. for they lived among us, and pugs were never that big. It never happened. Dinasaur's. In the bible called Behemoth or beast or dragons. God created all. They lived among us. The Hebrew word behemoth has the same form as the plural of the Hebrew noun בהמה behemah meaning 'beast', suggesting an augmentative meaning 'great beast'. Scripture. Job 40 King James Version 40 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. Leviathan. Job 41 King James Version 41 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. 26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. Amen.

[@eugenesutherland7185]

Good thing is you wouldn't last long so the terror experienced would be short

[@zorilaz]

I want to have a time machine

[@stitchgrimly6167]

@@AlexDiaz-wx3ngJust stop. You're embarrassing everyone.

[@Vampyroteuthis]

​@@AlexDiaz-wx3ngthe yapping is ridiculous

[@Little-She-Devil]

Lol if insects would be that big I’d be not screaming for mom if a spider is on my room. But I’d be that lightning bolt that shoots through the sky

[@mrmethane10]

Spiders are not insects.

[@Little-She-Devil]

@@mrmethane10I know. Insects have 3 body parts and spiders are only having two body parts. And they are friendlier than wasps in fact.

[@WizzleTeats69]

As an entomologist, a giant scorpion would be an awesome pet; so long as its venom isn’t deadly. I’d need one hell of an enclosure to keep it though haha.

[@briansalk3233]

Really interesting video. Whoever told the narrator to speak in that gameshow host affectation should be slapped really hard.

[@fredelynmacanaya5281]

Reminds me of movie The Mist

[@Sungodess888]

Well it ate the whole town so .....

[@97rhymes]

Dang, that was a good movie ..

[@rgodase]

Exoskeleton makes insects capable to lift around 50 times their weight. Giant insect could probably lift tonnes?

[@WizzleTeats69]

Nope. Square cube law. Their strength would go down if they got large. I keep Madagascan hissing cockroaches and they can barely lift 4x their weight, so I have to be careful when checking up on them that I don’t crush them with their hide. They have very tough exoskeletons but can’t take heavy weight.

[@Elamado97]

​@WizzleTeats69 that means Spiderman is a lie

[@prithvisreeni7497]

What’s the name of the music/song that played in the background in the last 45 seconds of the video?

[@jahmalonbethel1307]

Would love to here more pangea.

[@Jangocat]

7:40 frogs are amphibians not reptiles, though I get your point.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

yeah there really is only a certain maximum size that insects and arthropods can get because of how they breathe essentially. They take in air through their skin, but the square cube law means that since their total volume grows much faster than their surface area (the area of their exoskeleton), their ability to breathe essentially is rapidly outpaced by how much bodymass they need to provide air to. If they got much larger than a person, they just couldn't survive and would be suffocated by their own bodies. But of course it was sea scorpions that really grew into the biggest arthropods ever, millions and millions of years before insects began to dominate the land. Monster like Jaekeloptyrus were so huge they'd probably try to eat you if you ran into one, 2 and a half meters long minus the claws. But still, to call it the era of giant insects would be a bit misleading, since amphibians and fish were much larger and deadlier than their insect and arthropod counterparts. Fish were absolutely massive, beyond compare with any other animals at the time and there were amphibians like Eryops that would have eaten even Arthropleura for breakfast.

[@elel-ww5nf]

More of this please

[@woodwwad]

Stop calling animals that aren't insects - insects.

[@christopherp6370]

i dont feel bad killing insects now, they had their day

[@mirkoyannick]

So, now I know when/where I would time travel back to. Heck yeah, big bugs for the win!!!!

[@User-54631]

Sounds like my worst nightmare.

[@ghost12520]

What if this channel didnt exist? What would have happened to the owner of this channel, what would have happened to my this comment, what would have happened to the time i spent on his vedios.

[@hydraozier2793]

Keep it up

[@HasibHanif-eo3pp]

😱 I am surprised of these insects

[@oreganotv1446]

What was earth like in age of giant insects? Absolutly nightmare-ish probably

[@Sid271]

What if magic existed

[@rhandycs]

the scariest thing to me is that if aliens existed its more likely to be stuff like this than intelligent life.

[@DaveyJones-cj4xg]

There's probaby a whole lot of microbes out there

[@KidNoraa]

Bro the guy sounds like he’s permanently excited

[@bored.boring]

i love watching ur videos and right now it’s making me not so focused on my stupid nausea

[@albertussmit4090]

Here’s a problem with basic biological / invertebrate classification. Many of the things mentioned aren’t insects.

[@d0nKsTaH]

I bet there were HUGE insects at the time of the dinos... All those brontos got big off of them (and not just plants!) Imagine.... Spiders bigger than a small house..... Centipedes longer than an train car! Ants... bigger than a car! Damn right! You know they existed!

[@earthcoloredeyes5043]

I love how in movies humans can go back in time and actually survive. The parasites alone would kill us. Then there is bacteria and viruses that would kill us. The forest fires must have been insane. That is where coal comes from. Oil comes from the foliage broken down by bacteria. Oh yeah oil is everywhere, It’s not from dinosaur bones.

[@uhhhliza]

good morning everyone

[@monke1982]

Hi

[@Levi_BS892]

Hi

[@lasunika]

It's night here :)

[@Mclovin96X]

its good night in asia

[@DEATH14269]

Imagine all the dead creatures with no evidence left behind because they were eaten ...

[@ahmadhaikal6430]

If there human exist when 35%oxyg lvl with the giant insects, will we be giant also?

[@AilanLove]

Good morning!

[@scott-ex8pv]

I say oxygen was the key too gaint monsters

[@Shakkarz]

I want to know about the (giant praying mantis) I was watching Bakl Hanma talking about insects and that is truly correct hundreds of times stronger than any animal if it's its own size like 6 ft talking about the the ant, spider even the bumblebee

[@scott3114]

You are right, the praying mantis is a survivor. I've seen videos of a reg sized one taking out a scorpion.

[@gavink4599]

Giant mosquitoes anyone?

[@karlsmith8113]

Imagine we all had 2.5 mtr long Millipedes to travel around on instead of cars but we still had that insatiable urge to modify the chuff out of them

[@johnwayne666]

What if....you didn't exist

[@anubusx]

Life's Biggest Questions!!!

[@BwahBwah]

Last thing I want to be watching as I lay in bed, is a video about super sized creepy crawlies!

[@Avroveks]

if I saw such a planet with such insects, I would drop a meteorite on it

[@snailhawk]

Please get it right, most of these creatures are arthropods not insects

[@user-ts9jj7sy6e]

I really hate seeing insect they look gross

[@arishemghoul9571]

Best animals on earth.

[@mrmethane10]

Looks like you hate seeing punctuation as well.

[@22pac2]

i would pass out. For some reason i get so scared if insects are so massive but i dont get scared when its small

[@aristonsaizoxic1048]

Me and my entomophobia could never

[@slick845]

So sad some people don’t give God the credit for these amazing creatures.

[@anuragloona7971]

God didn't create anything

[@moltega8915]

​@@anuragloona7971avg immature atheist

[@morbidmanmusic]

More like, so sad ther are so many delusional people who can't except there is no man in the sky and science is real. Prove your god, then we will give credit. Overall, at god seems pretty lame and useless ...

[@fk-fy7um]

do you seriously believe in that?

[@moltega8915]

@@fk-fy7um yeah I believe in facts ntg else, atheist logic doesn't even make sense, a little bit of science made them like that, they dont do proper research on science, someone created us, the solar system etc u cant just say it happend all by itself because u "cant see god" u cant see air too, u cant see someone's feelings or love etc doesn't mean they dont exist, for example the planets are revolving around the sun with a proper order and motion, it basically proves someone is controlling it, try to use ur common sense.

[@MercuryRisingFast]

oxygen, less gravity, more atmospheric pressure made everything bigger.

[@kentamccarter9580]

Pangea is the original state of the earth before all the continents begin to split apart

[@3hreeO]

Giant insects more than dinosaurus maybe i guess. What do you guys think?

[@ngawangloday9983]

Nice video

[@thisbeauuutifulmind]

I learn so much every video @WhatIfScienceShow Thanks!

[@jurgenkun7040]

It‘s always the big dragonfly and the Centipede used as examples. Like do we only have 2 types of insects? 😭

[@izzycrybaby1164]

Imagine 200 million years from now humans evolve to be chihuahua-sized

[@ilovecats044]

"what was earth like in the age of giant insects?" idk, ask Australia

[@SomeKnow.]

Very nice

[@Pazuzu-]

Who would have thought that the Lovecraft mythos really happened.

[@Artifactsofmars]

I am doing research for the next episode of Kittens Mixed Boxing so I watched this video. (the plot will be different than anything I have tried, if I do it). What fascinated me is that they said the Earth's O2 level has dropped significantly since then. Now we have all these "scientists" wanting the CO2 levels significantly reduced or even eliminated. Lower CO2 down, the Oxygen will follow. Perhaps these "scientists" are working for someone or some thing that doesn't like O2. Just a thought. An interesting plot for a scifi show, eh?