daves64 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Finally found a bug, completely by accident, that I could identify. I was looking at a piece of burmite with part of a leaf present when I noticed a tiny little insect just under the leaf. Using my 10 x loupe, it was fairly tiny, so I checked it with my dino-lite. It was what appeared to be a tiny wasp like critter. So after working the backside of the piece down a bit (not wanting to destroy the leaf) I got these views. Pic 1 is at 50 x, pics 2-4 are at 200 x with #4 being cropped & enlarged from 3. A tiny, short lived parasitic wasp that has (still exists today) odd shaped wings with a fringe on them. Pic 1 also shows the leaf pattern from the underside with possible patches of fungus present. Pic 4 was cropped & enlarged to show the delicate fringe on the wings a little better. The entire bug is slightly less than 1 mm long as near as I can tell. 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...
Herb Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 very cool "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Good eye, and great specimen! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_gotta_rock Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I love the wings! I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Sweet looking piece! I love this Burmese amber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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