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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):
Hymenoptera – Wasp Biting a Spider (Wespe beißt eine Spinne)
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Collection Number:
KA127/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Wasp: Body length: 2.4 mm
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Amber Size:
19 x 15 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A wasp biting into the abdomen of a spider. The spider's relaxed leg position suggests that it may already have been immobilized. The scene may show parasitic behavior: some wasps paralyze their prey and lay an egg on or inside it. After hatching, the wasp larva feeds on the paralyzed host.
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