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It hasn't. There've been insects measuring two meters in length or more. Although this was during times when the Earth's atmospheric partial O2 pressure was much higher. Insects, having a passive respiratory system, require a much larger O2 pressure to oxygenate large body volumes, and the current O2 pressure does not support large insects.

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