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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):
Cydnidae – Burrower bug (Erdwanze)
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Collection Number:
KA111/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length: 5.8 mm, including legs: 8 mm
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Amber Size:
17 x 11 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A very rare burrower bug (Cydnidae) from Kachin amber. Burrower bugs are adapted to life in and on the soil, with strong, spiny legs used for digging. Modern Cydnidae are mainly plant feeders, and many species feed on roots and other underground parts of plants.
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