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2530 points eatonphil | 3 comments | 10 Dec 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.463s | source
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thundergolfer ◴[10 Dec 25 17:00 UTC] No.46220212[source]▶
Pretty glad the 9 foot long Arthopleura centipede went extinct 300 million years ago. No one wants to deal with that thing.
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1. kkylin ◴[10 Dec 25 17:05 UTC] No.46220300[source]▶
We've still got this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois

Thankfully they don't live on land.

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2. swiftcoder ◴[10 Dec 25 18:22 UTC] No.46221371[source]▶
That's fresh nightmare fuel all right
3. hermitcrab ◴[10 Dec 25 19:53 UTC] No.46222788[source]▶
Not really bothered by snakes, sharks or spiders. But those things (and cave centipedes) look terrifying.