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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For nearly 100 million years, Kachin amber has preserved extraordinary traces of a vanished ecosystem.
Inclusion(s):
Brachypsectridae – Texas Beetle Larva (Larve eines Texaskäfers)
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Collection Number:
KA135/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
4.9 mm
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Amber Size:
45 x 32 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A very rare Texas beetle larva (Brachypsectridae) from Cretaceous Kachin amber. These larvae have an extraordinary flattened body with long, feather like projections along the sides, giving them a highly distinctive appearance. Modern larvae live hidden under bark and in decaying wood, where they prey on small arthropods.
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