A Prehistoric Rain Forest

This jumping spider and scelionid wasp became trapped in the sticky tree sap that ultimately served as it's 20-30 million year-old tomb. This one also has a wasp in the same piece (see wasp).


Specimen #AMB-xxxx
Jumping Spider in Amber
Order: Araneida (Spiders)
Size of Inclusion: 1 mm
Stone Length (max): 12 mm
Stone Width (max): 10 mm
Stone Depth (max): 4 mm
Time Period: Oligocene-Miocene
Location: Dominican Republic

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