Meganesoptera
concept
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2 recordings
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 31 Aug
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Extinct order of large Carboniferous insects, also called griffinflies
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Peak in the day, 31 Aug — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownExtinctZoo · Earth's Deadliest Flying Predators From Every Single Period · 4:00 · 31 Aug
…However, of all the terrifying creepy crawlies buzzing around, the one that was arguably the most deadly was a species hailing from the group Meganesoptera, an extinct order of winged insects, that were usually predatorial and almost always way too large for comfort.…
Jeremy BamberBoring History for Sleep · Lost Worlds and Forgotten Creatures 🦕🌍 | The Strange L... · 33:18 · 10 Aug
…Though the taxonomic history is genuinely tangled enough that specialists occasionally disagree on exactly how to organise the group, and it belongs to an extinct order called the Meganesoptera.…
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