Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

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It seems you can get everything in Walmart – including a giant insect that was thought to be extinct

For the first time in more than 50 years, a giant lacewing has been found in eastern North America.

The discovery raises new questions about the distribution of the Jurassic-eraThe giant lacewing was once abundant across North America, but in the 1800s the insects’ eastern population began to plummet for unknown reasons – potentially due to the rise of urban development, invasive species and artificial light. Giant lacewings had never been documented …

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