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Detailed explanation-1: -Fossils show that giant dragonflies and huge cockroaches were common during the Carboniferous period, which lasted from about 359 to 299 million years ago. (Explore a prehistoric time line.)
Detailed explanation-2: -Insects reached their biggest sizes about 300 million years ago during the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods. This was the reign of the predatory griffinflies, giant dragonfly-like insects with wingspans of up to 28 inches (70 centimeters).
Detailed explanation-3: -Dinosaurs helped clean out the giant bugs As ancient dinosaurs evolved the ability to fly, eventually becoming modern birds, they put a cap on insect size through predation and competition.
Detailed explanation-4: -The largest insect ever know to inhabit prehistoric earth was a dragonfly, Meganeuropsis permiana. This insect lived during the late Permian era, about 275 million years ago.
Detailed explanation-5: -About 315 million years ago during the Carboniferous Period, they were not only abundant: they were enormous.