Unfortunately, all the fossils are the shed skin of the creature as it grew. None include details of the mega-bug’s head. Illustrations of the juvenile Arthropleura. Image: Jean Vannier ...

The recreated head of the Arthropleura is a terrifying spectacle. AP The giant bug’s topper was a round ... The AP is solely responsible for all content.

Researchers in Europe and North America have been collecting fragments and footprints of the huge bugs since the late 1800s. “We have been wanting to see what the head of this animal looked like ...