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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What did they eat? Or was it only caterpillars eating and butterflies fucking everywhere? Man the Permian was freaky.

Also why are they not 2 metres wide? Disappointing.

[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Realistically speaking, would they even be able to support a body that large on those types of wings? Or would they have to evolve some form of rigid structure like a bird or bats wings?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Worked fine for Dragonflies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeura They had wingspans of up to 75 centimeters.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

'Butterflies with bat wings feeding on dwarf mammoths' now a thing in my mind

[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

Giant butterflies that hypnotize people and suck out their souls are a major element of China Mieville's "Perdido Street Station." Highly reccomended if you like fantasy.