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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):
Anthocoridae – Flower bugs in copula (paarende Blumenwanzen)
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Collection Number:
KA34/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Total length of both bugs, including antennae and rostrum: 7.1 mm.
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Amber Size:
22 x 11 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A pair of flower bugs (Anthocoridae) preserved in copula, providing direct fossil evidence of mating behavior. Modern Anthocoridae are mostly small predators that hunt tiny arthropods such as aphids and mites.
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