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If you afraid of insects, this might difficult reading. A fossil found on a beach in England that the biggest bug that ever was the size of a small car. The fossil is of a giant millipede. This monster creature could have hundreds of legs. Although the name "millipede" means "one thousand legs" in Latin, few species actually 1,000 feet. There is one species that can have 1,300 legs. The fossil hunters in England said what they is "definitely the biggest bug that ever ". They said the millipede was around 2.7 metres long and over 50kg. This would have been a scary sight. It would need a huge amount of insect spray to it away.

The scientists the fossil by chance. A lecturer at the University of Cambridge's department of earth sciences said they found a rock on the beach. It had recently from a cliff. He said: "It a complete fluke of a discovery. It an incredibly exciting find." He that the fossil dates back over 326 million years. This was 100 million years before the Age of the Dinosaurs. The researchers that the millipede a high-nutrient diet because it was so huge. They said: "While we can't for sure what they ate, there plenty of nutritious nuts and seeds available...at the time." They may also have frogs and lizards, but not humans (or any of our ancient ancestors).