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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):
Aradidae Kachinocoris – Flat bug with exuvia (Frisch gehäutete Rindenwanze)
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Collection Number:
KA107/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Flat bug: 2.7 mm
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Amber Size:
13 x 12 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A rare flat bug preserved together with its exuvia, indicating that the insect had just molted shortly before becoming trapped in resin. Modern members of the family Aradidae typically live beneath tree bark, where they inhabit narrow crevices and feed mainly on fungi.
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