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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):
Hersiliidae – Two-tailed spider (Zweischwanzspinne)
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Collection Number:
KA122/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 2 mm; leg span: 7.9 mm
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Amber Size:
18 x 13 x 6 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Hersiliidae are easily recognized by their extremely long posterior spinnerets, which give them their characteristic “two-tailed” appearance. Modern representatives are fast hunters that can circle around their prey while wrapping it in silk.
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