Diptera chronomidae Diptera mycetophilidae Oligocene Dominican Republic Two polished amber cabachons display extremely rare forms of insect behavior in well-preserved 30 million-year-old fly and gnat specimens. First, two blood-sucking flies caught in flagrante delicto represent not only the rarely preserved mating behavior but also a species that is rarely seen in amber. Scientists have studied the plasma consumed by this species in order to search for genetic material from the animals on which the flies preyed. A second cabochon displays a fungus gnat laying her eggs. Displayed in a Riker mount. Measures 2 1/2in
Diptera chronomidae Diptera mycetophilidae Oligocene Dominican Republic Two polished amber cabachons display extremely rare forms of insect behavior in well-preserved 30 million-year-old fly and gnat specimens. First, two blood-sucking flies caught in flagrante delicto represent not only the rarely preserved mating behavior but also a species that is rarely seen in amber. Scientists have studied the plasma consumed by this species in order to search for genetic material from the animals on which the flies preyed. A second cabochon displays a fungus gnat laying her eggs. Displayed in a Riker mount. Measures 2 1/2in
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