Jamey D. Allen Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 This past month I was at Latvia and Lithuania for ten nights, investigating their amber industries. Among other specimens, I bought this large polished nodule of transparent Baltic amber, that was reputed to have a "tiny spider" inclusion. I found and photographed a very small arthropod—but since I cannot count body parts and legs, I cannot say it's a spider. The purchase took place in Riga, Latvia; though I was informed that a great deal of available amber comes from Kaliningrad in the former-USSR. Jamey D. Allen - Bead Historian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Welcome to the Forum. I can only really make out maybe 4 legs on this. not sure you can get any real ID without getting closer to the item, via grinding/polishing. Side by side with a "reversed black and white" image: 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...
Randyw Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I could be wrong but I’m getting the impression of 3 body segments but it could be an optical illusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamey D. Allen Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Thank you for your thoughts Randy. At a future time I hope to have the specimen photographed by a friend who routinely shoots tiny amber inclusions. So perhaps we will have a better view of the critter. JDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamey D. Allen Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Thank you Tim, for the welcome. My photo is admittedly inadequate for an actual identification. It's just provocative. But I took these shots with an unenhanced i-Phone—and I was surprised it did as well as it did. Cheers. JDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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