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Realistically speaking, would they even be able to support a body that large on those types of wings? Or would they have to evolve some form of rigid structure like a bird or bats wings?

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Kirp123@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Worked fine for Dragonflies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeura They had wingspans of up to 75 centimeters.

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- Kaliax@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  my Wikipedia app brought me to the right page from your link, but loaded the wrong image (Jerry Springer, lol). pointless reply, but kinda silly.
  
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drolex@sopuli.xyz ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
‘Butterflies with bat wings feeding on dwarf mammoths’ now a thing in my mind

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- codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Giant butterflies that hypnotize people and suck out their souls are a major element of China Mieville’s “Perdido Street Station.” Highly reccomended if you like fantasy.
  
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