eli5: why are spiders and bugs so big in Australia?
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They’re not particularly big for that climate.
Arthropods get big in warm climates, they can survive for many years, have lots of prey, and don’t have to worry about weathering long, cold winters.
You see freakish giant bugs all throughout the world’s jungles and hot deserts.
Most of Australia is considered hot desert or savanna, good conditions for arthropods to get huge.
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