The specimen is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over fifty years – and the first record of the species ever in the state (Picture: Michael Skvarla / Penn State) A typical ...
An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs.
The insect was misidentified for years after being spotted at a Walmart It was rediscovered during an online Zoom course amid the pandemic There may be a surviving population of the species The giant ...
Before dinosaurs evolved, back when the world was swampy and green 300 million years ago, giant dragonfly-like insects called griffinflies filled the skies. With wingspans that stretched up to a ...