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Amazingly Detailed Caddis Fly In Baltic Amber


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Just one piece I bought yesterday, I thought i'd show you guys because the detail is really amazing.

This is a Caddis Fly in Baltic amber, (Trichoptera Polycentropodidae) and you can even see the facets of the eyes and every minute detail on the body. pictures by amberica west.

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this pic shows the head and eye detail particularly well. ----> post-13660-0-75272100-1402968142_thumb.jpg

I can't wait for this to arrive!

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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That's a choice specimen; way to go!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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thanks :)

I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general.

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