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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For over 99 million years, Burmese amber has preserved traces of a vanished ecosystem.

Inclusion(s):
Phasmatodea – Stick Insect (Stabschrecke)
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Collection Number:
bu-70
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 6.6 mm; with antennae 10.0 mm.
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Amber Size:
28 x 20 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Stick insects were plant-feeding insects that lived among vegetation, where their elongated bodies served as camouflage against predators. They fed mainly on leaves and are among the earliest known representatives of this highly specialized lineage.


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