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Insect head in burmese amber Hello all, I found an interesting piece of amber from Myanmar with a large insect head in it, the head is about 5 mm in size. It shows three teeth like serrations, I suspect it to be a wasp. Its a bit degraded but still interesting to me. Anyone have some ideas what it could be?
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Hello, Just wanted to ask for opinions on whether this is a female mosquito in Burmese Amber? I’ve attached some pictures below and closeup (best quality I can get) From what I’ve been told, this particular mosquito is a female using the branched antennae to identify it as a female. Males have a much more plumose (feather-like) antennae. Female mosquitoes are known for drawing blood to produce their eggs, hence this mosquito would have been capable of drawing blood. Please note its long proboscis it would have used to draw blood. It also has fine hairs on its wings characteristic of true mosquitoes (aids in producing the buzzing sound). And also that novices may sometimes mistake some gnats and midges for mosquitoes. A closer examination will reveal the differences. Male mosquitoes have very plumose (feather-like) antennae and do not bite; they feed on nectar and other plant juices. Females have only a few short hairs on the antennae and with their long proboscis are blood-sucking. Appreciate any opinions, thanks in advance!
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Hello everybody ! I bought these two pieces of amber on the internet. Is it real amber ?
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This amber was advertised as “Hymenoptera wasp bee Burmite Myanmar Burmese Amber insect fossil dinosaur age “. I took the image, using a microscope. I have two question please. IMO the skin looks kind of strange. Why? Something appears to be growing from this wasp back. Could it be a parasitic fungus? Thanks!
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I frequently purchase a large amount of amber from someone I know in Burma. Most of these pieces I only have some idea of what's in them until I get them in hand and am able to look at them myself under my microscope. I recently received another large shipment and it included this piece in it. As soon as I started looking at the inclusion I knew I had to make a post here for more opinions on the piece before I get my hopes up to much. However to me this 100 percent looks like a parasitic fungus that infected a Diptera. I'm not an expert by any means, but I've always had an interest in mycology, specifically parasitic fungi such as Cordyceps. Before I get my hopes up, what do you all think? It's definitely attached to the Diptera. I looked at it from every angle possible. I will be getting a macro photography set up but that won't be for a few more months so unfortunately this is the best photos I can get. All opinions are welcome, thanks!!
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Question regarding differentiating mosquitos, gnats, midges etc. in Burmese amber
Vytis posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I was wondering is there any way to determine the differences between these insects in Burmese amber? Is there anything different in comparison to their modern counterparts? I am looking into getting a mosquito, but midges look almost identical with the exception of the proboscis.- 3 replies
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Not sure if this video will work or not. This is a short video of something weird I just saw in a piece of Burmese amber. This piece has had nothing done with it in months,, remaining closed up in a container with no contact with liquids of any sort. Yet, I seem to have liquid moving around inside? The insect is what I was originally trying to view (Fairy Wasp). Any idea's on this? I'm at a loss on this. I realize some won't want to dl the video, but I assure you, my computer is virus free. Just not sure how else to present this. 694115955_A001-20210319_012846.wmv
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Ethics of studying fossils from conflict zones and private collections
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Rayfield, E.J., J.M. Theodor, and P.D. Polly. 2020. Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, letter, 21/04/2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200722214958/https://vertpaleo.org/GlobalPDFS/SVP-Letter-to-Editors-FINAL.aspx Society of Vertebrate Paleontology position statement about Burmese Amber https://web.archive.org/web/20201118155253/http://vertpaleo.org/Society-News/SVP-Paleo-News/Society-News,-Press-Releases/On-Burmese-Amber-and-Fossil-Repositories-SVP-Memb.aspx Comment on Society of Vertebrate Paleontology position statement Haug, C., Reumer, J.W.F., Haug, J.T. et al. Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding “Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data”: the importance of private collections. PalZ 94, 413–429 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-020-00522-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-020-00522-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-020-00524-9 Saintta, E.T., 2020, The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's policy is inconsistent with Scientific epistemology. PaleorXiv Papers, https://paleorxiv.org/xmkhb/ https://paleorxiv.org/discover Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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The title may seem odd, but I think the pics will show why. This piece of Burmese amber that I got from @holdinghistory back in May has an interesting inclusion. Piece measures 2 cm x 1.5 cm & the main part of the inclusion is 5 mm x 3 mm. Not sure what type of bug it was as the head is gone, but the amber fractured in such a way that you can see what looks like calcified intestines inside the bug. Both ends of the bug are gone, but it makes for an interesting inclusion. I had read that occasionally the innards can calcify and this might be one of those times. I put a small amount of clear oil over the inclusion for the pics as the inner parts won't actually polish due to the crystallization. And it helped to magnify the images a bit. The first 3 pics are the underside of the inclusion, 4th is the top (closeups), 5th is a complete view of the bottom section 6 & 7 being the entire piece, bottom shown first. There are a couple other small bugs & either hair or spiderweb as well, but those I'm not really worried about.
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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.
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I'm guessing this is either a bit of fibrous plant material, or someone built a time machine & left some woven cloth in Burma a long time ago (around 99 mya). The inclusion is roughly 2 mm in length and curved, making it difficult to photograph. Pics 1 - 3 are a top view, 4 is from below & harder to get. Pic 5 is the entire piece of amber measuring 17 mm in length with this inclusion circled in red. So plant material or part of a fairy cloak?
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Got another Burmite bug for possible ID. Roughly 1 mm in length. The wings are there, just apparently very thin & almost the same color as the amber itself. Seems to be very well preserved for being 99+ myo. Once my microscope comes in, maybe I can get better pics, but for now.
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Hello, this is my first time at attempting to trade fossils. In this trade I have a variety of fossils that I am willing to trade for other fossils (This is all offered together). I am specifically looking for amber inclusions, Mesozoic vertebrate material, dinosaur fossils, and small theropod teeth from any location. 1- Large Clam Shell from the Jurassic of Madagascar 2- Enchodus sp. fang from the late Cretaceous of North Texas 3- C. Hastalis (Mako) Shark Tooth from bone valley of northern Florida (1.6 inches long) 4- 2 Burmese amber specimens from the Mid Cretaceous (99 million years old) of Northern Myanmar 5- A dark reddish Cretaceous Burmese amber specimen with a beetle 6- A Clear Cretaceous Burmese amber specimen with a Parasitoid wasp (Scelionidae Indet.) 1.
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From the album: Beetle
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Hello, a couple of weeks ago I bought a piece of amber. All the seller told me was that he had no idea what it could be. It has some cracks, I presume that’s why he sold it to me for a really low price. The piece is less than an inch in length. It is from the early cenomanian (98-99 million years old). It comes from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar.
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Hi guys and gal, I recently bought some burmese amber pieces online. When I looked through this particular piece, I was amazed at the inclusion within it. It looks like a spider or tick, or some type of arachnid, however I am no entomologist. I was wondering if one of The Fossil Forum’s members could help me id this mysterious little critter. The specimen come from northern Myanmar/Burma and is about 99 million years old from the middle Cretaceous period. I have never seen an insect like this. It is quite squared in shape. It is a small insect around 3-4 mm. Through a 10x lense Abdomen focused through a 40x microscope What looks like fangs (such as those in arachnids) in a 100x microscope
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I read news stories about the discovery of extinct birds in Myanmar being preserved in Burmese amber. Does any have an idea of how these birds could have survived in Burmese amber without their skin decomposing? Can you image a Miocene fossil bird from the Caribbean being preserved in Dominican amber?
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From the album: Burmese Amber
This piece of amber has trapped liquid with a tiny air bubble that moves.© @Lori Gesch
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