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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):
Berothidae – Beaded Lacewing Larva (Perlenflorfliegenlarve)
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Collection Number:
KA59/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
3.3 mm
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Amber Size:
12 x 10 x 1 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Predatory larva of a beaded lacewing. Modern larvae of this family are specialized predators associated with termite nests, where they prey on termites.
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