The Terrifying World of Giant Insects: What Was Earth Like During the Carboniferous Period?

350 million years ago, long before the dinosaur era, planet Earth was a very different place. Endless tropical swamps teeming with towering ferns, intense humidity, and an high oxygen level in the air created ideal conditions for flourishing life; though not the kind we know today. The Carboniferous Period was a strange, otherworldly era dominated by giant insects.