Expensive Bugs in Amber for Sale

Expensive Amber

$770
SOLD 1. This fossil is as good as it gets. The entire piece is a reasonable size, being about .5" x .3 x .25 inches. But of that size, here is a pseudo scorpion that is almost 1/4 inch in width. The pseudo scorpion is perfectly positioned. It is almost as if he posed for posterity just before he (or she) died! Arms stretched out and ready (seemingly) for an attach on a beetle. It is the most beautiful pseudo scorpion that I've seen. Also in this piece is a beetle, Coleoptera, a nice spider, Araneida, even a small mite, and a gnat! This is a real zoo here. It is expensive, but it is a very rare specimen! Scanned Image!

$4,880
2. Here is something you do not see very often. A feather from a bird - a 24 million year old bird. The feather was found at the La Toca mine not far form Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic
Scanned Image!

$1,239

3. One of the most impressive planthoppers we have ever seen. The amber is large, just over 2 inches in length and very clear. The planthopper is a bit over .25 inches and it has it's wings spread. Actually there are a number of other planthoppers in this piece, but they pall in comparison. This animals in the order Homoptera, Superfamily Fulgoroidea, Family Achilidae That is as far as I can go with any certainty. This is just one of those pieces that is just so impressive when you hold it in your hand and look at the animals. If you know your planthoppers, then this will knock you for a loop.

Scanned Image!

$625
SOLD 4. Here is a true bug, Hemiptera, Family Reduviidae, Emesinae - this is an assassin bug. The antennae are so easy to see in this animal, along with the three-segmented proboscis. The forelegs have developed into highly differentiated raptorial legs. These bugs prefer to prey on other insects, which they pierce, paralyze and subsequently feed on by sucking. Assassin bugs are rare in Dominican amber. I am going to take a guess and say this this is a Collarhamphus mixtus.
Scanned Image!

$70,000
SOLD 5. Large Lizard For this one, you must go to the web page. It is a large lizard which is VERY expensive. Before you go to the web page, you should know that the price of this beauty is $70,000! On top of that, we have a completely separate page for the description of this reptile. Go to the separate page

$1900
6. Man, is this a rare piece. Feathers are just not very common in amber, rather rare in fact. I have had only 3 specimens in my lifetime. You will enjoy this one, about 1.5 x 1 inch in size. The feather is about 1/3 of an inch long, and looks complete. While I am not expert in feathers, it does not look like a flight feather, but one that you would find on an immature bird. Is that what they call pin feathers? The price is very reasonable (yes, I know that is a lot of money, but not for a feather.) There is also a strange looking object that I am not familiar with. This particular piece is from the La Toca mines in the Dominican Republic.
Scanned Image

$246
7. Sometimes I just hate to admit that I just do not know. Here is one of those times. I think this is a larvae of something like a moth or butterfly, but for the life of me, I do not know. It is sharp and an extremely nice piece of Dominican amber. It also has at least one beetle in it. But take a look at the details of the larvae!
Scanned Image!

$365

8. The ants in this amber piece have been trapped in the resin for about 24 million years. This was a swarm of female worker ants who were in mass moving down a tree. They never made it. They became stuck and forever trapped in the sticky resin. This death assembly has more ants, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, than we could ever count. My guess is that there are about 100 to 150 ants here. That is more than anyone here at Amberica West has ever seen at once. This is a very special piece of Dominican amber.

Scanned Image 1 and
Scanned Image 2

$3,300
SOLD
9. You won't believe this one! In Florida and other 'tropical climates' most folks have seen the common lizards that scoot around bush to bush. These Anoles have been around a long time. At least 20 million years. Here is one. The amber specimen contains that head of a lizard (I suspect an Anole sp.). I have a picture of the jaw from below. Not only does this piece have the head, but it also has the bones of the forelegs (I assume they are the humerous, radius and ulna - they could be the femur, tibia and fibula). There is still some tissue on it. You can even see the metacarpals. I can't tell you how rare this is. It just doesn't happen very often!!! Remember we have a 100% guarantee on what we sell - this is as good as they get. The specimen is not large ( see photograph). On that photograph, number 1 (humerus) is about 6 mm in length, number 2 the radius and ulna is about 4 mm in length, number 3 the head is 5 mm in length and number 4 the phalanxes are about 2 mm in length. Scanned Image!

$389
10. Pseudoscorpion, an ant and a leaf. Pseudo scorpions are in the order Pseudoscorpionida that have fang-like chelicerae and short pedipalps. In scorpions, the pedipalps have been modified into pincers. Typically pseudo scorpions are very small. This pseudoscorpion is full with both pinchers raised as in battle. Included in the specimen is also a curled leaf and a worker ant, Hymenoptera. This is a good piece at a great price.
Scanned Image!

$121
11. A very interesting piece of amber that shows some surface stress planes. These can easily be buffed out. But the big thing here are 7 mites! So seldom do you see even one, much less 7. the amber is a nice yellow and very clear. This is a rare piece.
Scanned Image!

$1,211
SOLD 12. I am not sure where to start with this one, there is so much. Going through the specimen is a twig. The twig really has character! Not far away from the branch is a spider. Yes, it is a nice spider, but for the life of me, it appears that this spider has an egg sack directly upon its back. The mantis, order Orthoptera is really very nice. It looks like he (she?) is looking just above the stick. It is difficult to get a good picture of this animal, because the scope just does not do it justice, and the mantis is behind the twig where I would like photograph it.
Scanned Image!

$900

13. The order Ephemeroptera comprise mayflies. Mayflies have two or three long caudal filaments, short antennae and large compound eyes. The wings have many cross-veins. Many mayflies families have been recorded in amber, although they are rare. This is due to the fact that they do not live long (a couple of hours to several days) and do not venture far from the pond or river breeding grounds. This particular mayfly looks like he posed before he became entombed in his graveyard of sticky resin. Most likely this animal in is the family Baetidae.
Scanned Image!

$599

14. This one is different. The piece of amber is small - oh, but the contents. There are are 2 black scavenger flies, Diptera, Scatoposidae, genus Rhagolclimina that died 24 million years ago, mating. Yes, this is a couple that has been locked in a copulatory position for millions of years. Wow, think about that. Could you image making this into a pendant and then telling someone what is in it? This is a very rare piece (if you haven't guessed by now.)
Scanned Image!

$2950
SOLD
15. Here is a rare one - this has what is called an antbug. Possibly the rarest animal in this amber is the Ant Bug, order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae, Genus/species, Praecoris dominicana. Ant bugs like this one lie in wait on tree bark near foraging ants. When hungry, they rear up and expose their undersides, which release a secretion attractive to ants. As the ants start feeding on the substance, they become lethargic from a narcotic in the secretion. That's when the ant bug strikes, savagely driving its beak into the weakened ant's body and sucking out its life juices. The ant bug's hairs protect it from any death-throe bites or scrabbles by its victim. Today, ant bugs are extinct. in the Western Hemisphere.

Learn more about this piece at it's own web page.

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$14,300
16. Seldom will anyone ever see a lizard in amber. They are so rare that a miner or collector would have to be very lucky to see a real lizard in amber. This is a real lizard. This is a lizard that died 25 million years ago. You can see skin, part of the vertebrae, the hip assembly and the bones of the legs including the phalanxes. This is a small lizard, probably a baby not to far out of its shell. You can even count the toes on the foot! In some places the skin is gone and there is just an impression in the resin (amber). But in some places the skin looks so fresh and strong that you wonder if this guy will start moving.
Scanned Image!

$387
17. Centipede #16 Class Chilopodia. This is one of those very rare centipedes. Millipedes are more common in amber, but centipedes are very rare. Here is one half a centipede. As you can see, it is very beautiful. Scanned Image!

$195
SOLD 18. A beautiful lace bug, Hemiptera, Tingidae. The piece is a bit on the small side and one side of the amber has surface glazing. You will not find a more beautiful animal than this one. Take a look at the images and you also will agree that this is a beautiful animal.
Scanned Image!

$199
SOLD 19. If you like planthoppers, this one is for you. Probably one of the nicest Fulgoreidea I have seen in a long time. It looks like this guy knew he was going to die and laid down perfectly so someone 24 million years later could marvel at the beauty. This is nice specimen, the amber is perfectly clear and the size is good also.
Scanned Image!

$1,259

20. Here is one you do not see every day - a hitchhiking pseudoscorpion. This fly has a rather large pseudoscorpion who has just unclasped his pincers and ended up in a 24 million year old journey through time. Talk about an instant snapshot. The amber is good, the animals are great and this piece of captured time is outstanding. There are a couple of Springtails - one large one small, and a number of wasps, Hymenoptera. You will not ever find something like this for sale again. This is a piece for the text books. Enjoy.
Scanned Image!

$19,000

21. This is one of the animals that you will sometimes find in books. Often it is the same picture that is used from book to book or article to article. They are so rare in Dominican amber that you will just not see that many pictures of them. The whip scorpion is one of the rarest of all finds. Tail-less whip scorpions or amblypigids are very efficient predators. They remain hidden under leaves, bark and other debris for most of the day. They come out at night to feed. Their chelicerae are modified into strong, spine-armored grasping organs that the hapless arthropods would find nearly inescapable. Their front pair of legs, in contrast, are long and slender, obviously modified for sensory functions. Lacking any type of tail appendage, these formidable creatures are not frequently encountered. The females carry their eggs in a sac attached to the undersurface of the abdomen by a few silken threads.

Amblypygi..........Genus Phrynus species resinae............... Schawaller 1979
The size is about 1 inch x .5 inches x .5 inches

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$189
22. A petal from Hymenacea protera. This is a large leaf and very easily seen without any microscopic aid. There is also a small female worker ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae near the leaf.
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$189
23. Large chunk of Dominican amber that has numerous surface stress cracks. These are only on the very surface, not deep in the amber. They are easy to buff out. Now hang on with what is here - about 25 mites scattered throughout the amber. I have never seen this many mites in one place. I do have one smaller piece that has seven mites (see number 11) , but this has 25!!!!
Scanned Image!

$264
SOLD 24. Flowers #24
The flower of Acacia. You can see the profuse tangle of stamens from these three flowers. The stamens are seemingly full of pollen. There seems to be the pistil in the center awaiting fertilization from pollen. The is a great specimen that is in VERY clear yellow amber. Perfect for a pendant - flowers forever! Scanned Image!

$116
SOLD Isopod #25
There is a lot here. Among others, there is a great Isopod (rolly polly?) Also included are midges, a moth, a long legged fly, ants and a bunch of others. This is an extremely busy piece with lots of material! There are 2 normal amber cracks in this piece. This is also a great price for a rare animal. Scanned Image!

$198
# 26 The ones that haven't changed in millions and millions of years. This beauty is a roach. Large, easily seen and perfect for a pendant, this roach, Blattidae will impressive anyone. There is some very good detail on this animal.
Scanned Image!

$724
27. This one is different. It is not polished, even though from the pictures it appears that it is. It is a large piece of Dominican amber with a near centered, large, termite, Isoptera. There is a female ant somewhere in this piece also. But the beauty of this is the size and clarity of the piece. Just an impressive piece. Even if you do not like to polish, this is the type of piece that you can set on your desk. 88 grams and about 4 x 1.5 x 1 inch. Finally, and possibly the most interesting, it appears that there are many, small, short hairs in the amber. I cannot conclusively say that they are hairs, but they are uniform in diameter and they look like hairs to me (short hairs). If so, that makes this possibly one of the sharpest pieces on this page.
Scanned Image!

$1,200
SOLD 28. Talk about rare - here is a scorpion. The piece is smallish, 7/8 x .5 x .5 inches in size. But the scorpion is fairly easy to see, Scorpionida. The body is complete, transparent, with the tail pincher missing and the right front pincher also missing. Here is the only time you will EVER be able to get a scorpion under $5,000.00.
Scanned Image!

$1600
SOLD 29. One of the most amazing pieces of amber containing flowers we have seen. This particular piece must have well more than a dozen flowers in it. All close together and in great shape. The flowers are a legume flower (Leguminoseae) but beyond that we cannot identify it. We would not normally be so bold as to suggest a particular use for this amazing fossil, but here we must divert from our normal approach. This would make a beautiful pendant! The size and shape are ideal for this. With a gold or silver going around the outside....wow. Can you imagine the response when someone asks "what exactly is that"? "Oh, 12 flowers that are 24 million years old". There is even a bee trapped inside the flowery graveyard.
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