Scientists recreate head of ancient 2.7-meter-long bug

This illustration provided by researchers in October 2024 depicts a juvenile Arthropleura insect reconstructed using fossils discovered in Montceau-les-Mines, France.

As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster about 2.7 meters long with several dozen legs – wasn't terrifying enough, scientists could only just imagine what the extinct beast's head looked like.