AvidArchRival Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Can anyone please help identify this insect? According to the label, the amber is from the Dominican Republic, dated to the Oligocene. Right now I'm guessing this is a black scavenger fly. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I can not help with the identity, but that is a nice fly! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvidArchRival Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Thanks. It sure is. Saw this tiny piece of amber on sale and i was struck by its clarity. A much better specimen than the others around it, hence i bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I'll second the motion on the nicety of your specimen. It looks to be polished pretty close to the insect so there is not much material (amber) in front of it to distort the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is it possible to see the specimen from some other angles? Some that show the head and the wing veination more clearly? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I can almost hear it fly. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 On 12/4/2016 at 6:38 AM, ynot said: I can not help with the identity, but that is a nice fly! Tony If a fly didn't have wings would it be called a "walk"? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 3 hours ago, JohnBrian said: If a fly didn't have wings would it be called a "walk"? I think they call those ants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britishcanuk Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 With those antennae, and that wing venation I would say it's a fungus gnat, perhaps from the Sciaridae family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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