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Amber insect looked normal, then scientists spotted the nightmare growing on it
At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
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This ancient insect was found in amber… then scientists saw something growing out of its head
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
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40-Million-Year-Old Amber Discovery Reveals an Insect “Missing Link”
The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.
WASHINGTON — Scientists have found three well-preserved ancient insects frozen in amber — and time — in what is Earth's oldest bug trap. The discoveries of amber-encased insects in Italy might sound ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A newly identified ancient insect with an elongated body and head has a complicated name: palaeotanyrhina exophthalma. And it fascinates the Oregon State University professor who ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Bulging ...
Fungi bursts from the head of a fly fossilized in 99-million-year-old amber. © Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NIGPAS In ...
When we think of pollinating insects, bees, butterflies, or flies usually come to mind — but rarely true bugs. Yet it seems that in the past, they also played an important role in plant pollination. A ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A chunk of amber found along the Baltic Sea in Russia provides evidence roughly 50 million years old of an extremely fortunate bug. An Oregon State University scientist on ...
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