Creatures You'll Be Happy That Are Extinct

Creatures You'll Be Happy That Are Extinct

Almost everyone is afraid of creepy crawlies like spiders and millipedes. But although centipedes and millipedes give us the creeps, they are relatively harmless other than being scary to look at.

The extinct giant 2.6 meter long Arthropleura millipede was probably a really scary sight. However, it was a vegetarian, was mostly blind, and probably would only bother you if you poked it with a stick.

Or how about the eagle-sized dragonfly; the extinct Meganeura. It might be scary to some because of its huge size, but it would have been harmless…unless you were a prehistoric mosquito.

But that doesn’t mean there weren't terrifying and dangerous creatures from Earth’s past, and some that we should be truly glad that are extinct.