Scientists have finally seen the face of the world's largest bug

What's as big as an alligator, with the body of a millipede, the head of a centipede and the eyestalks of a crab? That would be Arthropleura, believed to be the largest bug to ever exist. But fear not, it's been extinct for more 300 million years.

Scientists have finally seen the face of the world's largest bug
Sketches of a large centipede from different angles

What's as big as an alligator, with the body of a millipede, the head of a centipede and the eyestalks of a crab? That would be Arthropleura, believed to be the largest bug to ever exist. But fear not, it's been extinct for more 300 million years.