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[ Baltic Amber Inclusion ] Diptera In Copula - Mating Flies - Rare Action Scene :)


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Dear Friends,

This time i'd like to show "scene" from Baltic Amber.
Diptera In Coupla - Mating Flies - Copulating Flies.

Very good quality for scene like this. Collectors love inclusions like this.  Sometimes i got flies in "mating position" but they are not "connected" on 100%.

Very clear amber also with ant inside and other flies but i cant upload more mb :)

Enjoy !

Cheers From Europe :)

Artur


 

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What a spectacular snapshot in time! And, as usual, your photography is absolutely stunning. :dinothumb:

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Wow, great find, any ideal as to how old they are? I've got a mummified fly that no one can seem to identify, I'll see if I can dig up a photo and post it.

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4 minutes ago, Kcee said:

Wow, great find, any ideal as to how old they are? I've got a mummified fly that no one can seem to identify, I'll see if I can dig up a photo and post it.

Baltic amber is Eocene in age, about 44 to 45 million years old, I think. 

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On 12/12/2019 at 1:04 PM, Tidgy's Dad said:

Baltic amber is Eocene in age, about 44 to 45 million years old, I think. 

That's truly amazing, to be looking at a bug from that far back is mind blowing.

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On 12.12.2019 at 9:58 PM, Kcee said:

Wow, great find, any ideal as to how old they are? I've got a mummified fly that no one can seem to identify, I'll see if I can dig up a photo and post it.

Hello,

Yep, about 40-54 million years , its Eocene as well.

Its is not easy to ID Diptera but when you made pic, please show me ;) :zzzzscratchchin:

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