Nigel quickly finds out that he may not have prepared very well for the swamplands.

The minute he exits the portal, he finds himself driving through thick mud. His jeep is quickly immobilized.

"Well, I guess I should have expected that."

Nigel and crew quickly get to work removing all essential supplies from the jeep, then proceed out on foot. There's no way they'll be able to get the jeep free at the moment.

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A short ways into the swamp, Nigel is sightseeing with all of the native flora.

"This might be hard to believe, but these giant plants are actually close cousins of moss and lichens. These plants grew to colossal sizes in the Carbnoniferous because it was wet and muggy all over the world, but when that time period ended, they died out and were replaced by conifers. You see, these plants reproduce via spores, and those can't survive in dry climates. Speaking of which..."

Nigel picks up a large plant cone, taking the opportunity to examine it in detail.

"This is a spore cone. It contains all of the spores needed to grow dozens of these plants, but only a few will survive to reach these sizes."

With that said, Nigel places the cone inside his pack.

"I may be after animals, but these plants are worth rescuing too."

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Back at the park, Susan is desperately trying to save Terence. She's sealed his wounds, but right now, she's at an impasse.

"I'm worried about what will happen if I give him antibiotics. He's closer to birds then reptiles, so if I need to use some, I'll give him bird antibiotics, but I have no idea how they will affect his system. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how he does."

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Back in Prehistoric Scotland, Nigel has found a set of tracks just like the ones he was looking at in modern day Scotland. He's quick to follow.

At least, until a log rears up to great him.

Standing before Nigel is a colossal millipede, big enough to look him in the eyes. It is covered in thick armor plates and stares at him menacingly.

"Whoa, this is amazing. This is Arthropleura, the biggest millipede ever. This creature is the biggest herbivore on Earth at this time, as well as the biggest land arthropod ever."

The millipede takes the opportunity to make several mock lunges at Nigel but it doesn't seem ready to commit to an attack.

"I need to be careful with this guy. He may be an herbivore, but some modern millipedes can secrete cyanide, and that will mess up your day in a heartbeat. Plus, even if he is an herbivore, I'm pretty sure his mandibles can deliver a nasty bite."

Suddenly, the millipede makes a lunge at Nigel. He ducks out of the way and prepares to tackle the bug, but the giant myriapod takes the opportunity to bolt for it. Surprisingly for animal its size, it moves like a freight train and leaves Nigel in the dust.

"(While panting) Well, that was surprising. That might be a millipede, but it moves as fast as a centipede. (Looks down) These tracks might be the very same ones I saw in the rocks earlier. Looks like I need to revise my bug hunting strategy."

It seems that the giant bugs will not be so easy to capture.

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AN: Read and review. This is Flameal15k, signing off.