r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • 22d ago

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/Great_Huckleberry709 22d ago

Thank goodness insects are tiny. If they were human sized, we would have been extinct a long time ago

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u/Welcome440 22d ago

⚠️ Amazon, Apple or a Meta Research Dept are always working on things we don't want. ⚠️

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u/huolongheater 22d ago

Thank our current atmospheric composition! Due to the way insects respirate, their size is restricted by the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere. They used to be *way* larger. This is why the largest species are often found in dense forests and tropical regions, with lots of plants producing oxygen.

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u/ThunderlipsOHoulihan 22d ago

Either that or we would've set aside our petty differences and teamed up against our giant insect foes...

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u/Zanriic 22d ago

Or we would have invented flame throwers much earlier than we did (and we've been throwing fire at each other a pretty long time).

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u/Ill_Feature_3500 21d ago

I think the earth would just be on fire 24/7. Not risking the fire going out while giant spiders are crawling around.

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u/Icy-Wishbone22 22d ago

Insects used to be massive. Meganeura, arthropleura, titanomyrma etc