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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):
†Mesochrysopidae – Extinct lacewing larva (Larve einer ausgestorbenen Netzflüglerfamilie)
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Collection Number:
KA120/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length: 1.6 mm, with legs: 8.2 mm
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Amber Size:
21 x 15 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
An extremely rare larva of the extinct lacewing family †Mesochrysopidae. Its extremely long, slender legs and specialized claws were adapted for moving through spider webs. These larvae are thought to have entered webs to hunt web-building spiders.
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