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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):
Chrysopidae – Green Lacewing Larva with Cockroach (Florfliegenlarve mit Schabe)
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Collection Number:
KA42/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Lacewing larva: 5.1 mm
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Amber Size:
41 x 22 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Green lacewing larvae are active predators equipped with long, curved jaws for capturing small arthropods. This larva was preserved together with a cockroach, although it remains unknown whether the two animals interacted before becoming trapped in resin.
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