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Re:Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the his... by CGMthrowaway on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @11:22AM (#45438792)
There were big proto reptiles like Edaphosaurus that could have shaken their fist at a bug infestation though
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Re:Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the his... by antonvs on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @11:37AM (#45439019)
But they didn't have prehensile hands, so no fists for them!

It took evolution another 230-280 million years to develop fists to shake at bug infestations.

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