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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):
Segestriidae – Tube-dwelling spider (Fischernetzspinne)
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Collection Number:
KA100/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 3.0 mm; with legs approx. 5.8 mm.
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Amber Size:
15 x 10 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Modern Segestriidae live in silk tubes with several radiating signal threads extending from the entrance. When prey touches these threads, the spider detects the vibrations and quickly rushes out to capture it.
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