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Insect head in burmese amber Hello all, I found an interesting piece of amber from Myanmar with a large insect head in it, the head is about 5 mm in size. It shows three teeth like serrations, I suspect it to be a wasp. Its a bit degraded but still interesting to me. Anyone have some ideas what it could be?
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Sumatra Blue Amber (Sinamar Fm., ~30 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
4.3g dark, transparent blue amber from West Sumatra. This inclusion is most likely a winged ant of the Pseudomyrmex genus, although it may possibly be a wasp. A positive identification of both winged subjects is challenging, due to their deteriorated state and their position within the piece.© Kaegen Lau
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My Dear friends, Here a little showing up but i must do it becouse this is essence of my passion ( not showing up but resoults of passion ). My first wasp named after me, finally <3 Helorus arturi was described by Jyrki Muona from Finland. Here is the article and pdf file. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343997607_Helorus_arturi_sp_nov_Hymenoptera_Proctotrupoidea_Heloridae_from_Baltic_amber And a wasp pic. Cheers ! Artur
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OK here is the story. There was a very large granite bolder on my property and it had resisted many attempts to move it but finally someone brought in a bulldozer big enough and it was moved to a more convenient place. In the process of moving it a large fossil was exposed. It was notable for the many hexagonal structures which looked like a bee hive. Everyone agreed it was very curious and obviously a fossil but not more than that. I wish I had a piece of it but the whole thing would have weighed 50 pounds or more. Many years later I was watching a program about ground nesting wasps and hornets. When I saw that the light went off. That was a fossil hornet nest. How long would it take to fossilize something like that? Could it have been under that large bolder, had the entrance blocked off and been sealed off long enough to fossilize?
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I wonder if anyone can help with identifying this object, the latest suggestion i have had is Devonian Pleurodictyum but i have had many other suggestions, its time to ask on here . Found on the shores of the severn estuary in the uk. It is about 50 - 60 mm width. It is not magnetic but it is very strong and does not crumble and almost feather light. Any ideas greatly appreciated. cheers Vic
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Found a small bug in some Indonesian amber I was working. It's maybe 2 mm in length, but not sure. It's at a bad angle & I would end up with a tiny little piece of amber trying to get a better view from other angles. Since the Indonesian amber isn't heat treated like Baltic amber, it's a bit darker & isn't as clear, but I did my best. I thought at first it was a mosquito, but not anymore. Not sure what it is, but I'm hoping someone might have an idea. I do have to admit though.. the amber does show some interesting flow patterns sometimes. I can't really shave the amber down any more for fear of losing wing on one side & legs on the other & the head on a third, so these pics are going to have to do.
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Inclusion in burmite amber possible relative of Melittosphex burmensis
MarielleK posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello all. So I recently obtained a new specimen in burmite amber from Mayanmar that I think is particularly interesting. It appears to be some species of early bee. This amber is thought to be from the Cretaceous period which is when bees evolved (in the later half) alongside flowering plants. I found an interesting article that describes one of the earliest bees Melittosphex burmensis. This insect had characteristics of both wasps and bees, and was covered in branched hairs, which is a key characteristic of pollen spreading bees. I researched this species and found that my specimen didn't look quite like the one described, but I believe may be a different species that evolved during that time. I have attached photos of my specimen as well as the article referenced and one other resource. The first photo is the dorsal view. The second photo shows hairs on the legs of the insect. Let me know what you guys think! link to article: https://today.oregonstate.edu/archives/2006/oct/research-discovers-oldest-bee-key-evolution-flowering-plants https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259887593_Morphology_Classification_and_Antiquity_of_Melittosphex_burmensis_Apoidea_Melittosphecidae_and_Implications_for_Early_Bee_Evolution
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Hello Friends, Long time i didnt post here but i think someone must representing Baltic amber Inclusions on so amazing forum. This time i attach picture of tiny parasitic wasp 1mm body from Baltic amber ( 40-54 million years - Eocene Era ) Hymenoptera: Platygastridae. Spider Eggs Parasitoid ! Cheers to all members ! Artur
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