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My soon to be father inlaw had some old pieces of baltic amber that he picked up in the 70s. I decided to check them out with my new microscope. This will also be the last time I use a hand held camera now that I have an eyepiece camera. The first piece I looked at is the one I have posted here. I was shocked to find all the bugs that I did. There are 5 other bugs that I couldn't get a photo of. This piece is it's own little world. There are also several large legs of bugs that apparently got away.

Enjoy,

John

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If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now!

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My soon to be father inlaw...

Dude! Did I miss an announcement? Congratulations! :D

"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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Zoo was the right word!

Any idea where the amber was found?

It's a pure piece from Lithuania. I usually bon't put a great deal of trust in the "raw" pieces I get from there.

John

If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now!

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