
Amber ant
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Amber ant
This Army ant preserved in amber was on loan to me from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. It is one of the very few fossilized/amber army ants known. It is Neivamyrmex ectopus.


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Agreed Gordon. There are many reputable dealers around but also unscrupulous ones too. Stay away from eBay for example.Gordon C. Snelling wrote:Thanks folks. About the only way to get specimens like this is to search for individuals selling amber with inclusions. Unfortunately you have be very careful as there is a lot of fake material out there.
Also, there are insects in amber, and insects in copal, a related, but much younger resin.
Here was one I posted a while back http://www.photomacrography1.net/forum/ ... php?t=4884
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Very cool. Amazing that this has been preserved. Any idea how old she is?
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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At this point I have no clue as to the age of this specimen. I recall a recent incident ay the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. The head of the entomology dept was loking thru amber with the thought of purchasing some for the museum. One of the specimens was an ant, however when ever you moved the piece, you could clearly see an air bubble moving in the ants gaster (abdomen). Needless to say they passed on it.