daves64 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 At least I think it's a spider. Only has 6 legs. Only 1.5 mm in length from highest tip to lowest leg bend. Burmite amber, 99 myo (give or take). Pic at 90 x 2 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Looks more like an ant, to me. Only 6 legs. 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Definitely an insect, not a spider. Can you photograph it from other angles? Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 And seems to have a separate head, thorax and abdomen. So an insect. Really nice piece, though. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Managed to get this pic. Couldn't go straight on with this side due to a bubble. The pieces also has somewhere around a dozen little enhydro's (water with air bubble inclusions) as well. So with those in mind, I'm not reducing the size of the piece any more than current. So these pics will have to suffice. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Aethiocarenus It appears to be a new species of insect with weird triangular head found in Burmese amber. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 That is also a rare fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 If that's true... and with a bunch of enhydros as well? Reading the descriptions of the bug, sure makes it seem like this is one of them. Especially the hind legs being as long as they are. Sweet! Thankyou @Creek - Don! Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creek - Don Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 You welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Fantastic. Really nice. I am after this book: https://www.nhbs.com/fossil-spiders-araneae-in-cretaceous-burmese-amber-book But haven't been able to find a copy. MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Aethiocarenus means it's not an ant, but a distinct order of insects equal to other orders like beetles or butterflies, but containing this species only. Unique 5 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 hours ago, RuMert said: Aethiocarenus means it's not an ant, but a distinct order of insects equal to other orders like beetles or butterflies, but containing this species only. Unique Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 I've been doing a bit more work on this piece of amber.. slowly. Piece was a little over 1 cm thick and of course the bug was almost dead center. Working with diamond hand files means you have 3 speeds.. slow, med & oh nice, another notch in my fingernail. So.. work on it a bit, put it away, work on it a bit again, put it away again.. wash, rinse, repeat. Anyhoo, I now have a better view of its head. Not the greatest, but about the best I'm going to get. Taken with my Dino-lite at 200 x. Not sure if it is what was originally thought, but still.. 11 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Can't wait to see the other side of the specimen! Also, if you do a lot of amber work, have a go at a fiber optics polishing turntable...you can go a bit faster than you can with files as they are designed to be used wetted, thus reducing friction heat stress! 3M makes an affordable set pack of flexible fiber optic polishing papers for under 20$ that ranges from 400 grit to 8000 grit. They last a really long time and can be washed with dish soap and water when they get gunked up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 I'm currently using diamond files to 600 grit, 1000 to 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, 3000 grit automotive finishing sander & some bonded micron graded sanding sheets from 3M that go to a 14000 grit equivalent. I don't really mind the time it takes usually. Gives me something to do with my hands & provides a nice feeling of satisfaction once a piece of amber turns out well. And... I don't exactly have much money. I also use them on rocks here & there. The other side view is a bit problematic. There's a bubble in the way about 3 mm in, almost in front of it. So that could take a while longer. 2 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, daves64 said: I'm currently using diamond files to 600 grit, 1000 to 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, 3000 grit automotive finishing sander & some bonded micron graded sanding sheets from 3M that go to a 14000 grit equivalent. I don't really mind the time it takes usually. Gives me something to do with my hands & provides a nice feeling of satisfaction once a piece of amber turns out well. And... I don't exactly have much money. I also use them on rocks here & there. The other side view is a bit problematic. There's a bubble in the way about 3 mm in, almost in front of it. So that could take a while longer. I too appreciate the zen of hand polishing stuff. Those micron 3M sheets are awesome for everything. I use the fiber optic versions as I have leftovers from a job fifteen years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 any one suggesting a geologic age...unfamiliar with age of amber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Each amber has its own age. The Myanmar one is 100 million years old 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 What's the progress on this one? I'm late to the party, but super interested to see the finished product! "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 It might be a while before I get more done on it. Dealing with tendonitis & possible carpal tunnel in my wrist & hand (my dominate hand of course). Makes using hand tools a little difficult. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Sorry to hear that. Let us know when you make some progress! "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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