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Nice sized piece of amber that has a set
of termite wings and the partial remains of a
millipede, Polyxenida.
There is also a beetle, Coleoptera, Scydmaenidae (I think).
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There is a lot here. If you have interests in springtails
(Collembola),
this is a must. There are a bunch
of these critters, on is in the family Entomobryidae. Many
have the
forked spring projecting backwards. There
also is a millipede,
Polyxenidae with many of the fine hairs coming off the animal.
Also, it appears one of the animals was laying
eggs where it died. There is just a lot
of stuff, each time you look at it, you will find something
else, gnats,
fungus gnats.
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Beautiful piece of amber with a lovely sap beetle. Very clear, the
sap beetle is large and easily seen. There are interesting bubbles
that look like they they are coming from the posterior end (I am
not sure they are.) Also a small fly, Diptera, Nematocera. An impressive
piece of Dominican amber with 24 million year old animals.
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Nice cab shape with a distinct caddis
fly, Trichoptera. The larvae of some caddis flies makes cases
of bits of leaves, twigs, grains of sand and other materials.
The name 'caddis' derives from the imagined resemblance of this
patchwork
case to itinerant tailors of medieval London, who walked the
streets with many different swatches of cloth
pinned all over their outer garments as samples. The swatches
were called caddises and the tailors were called caddismen.
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Large, flattish piece with weevil, Coleoptera, possibly Superfamily
Curculionoidea Family Cryptorhynchidae and a stingless wasp, Hymenoptera.
This piece also contains an interesting piece of what I feel is
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Good clear piece with a
gnat, Diptera. It is a rather clear piece that also contains
a small female worker ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae and a tropical stingless bee (small and
hard to see)
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I love this piece. It's claim to fame are not animals inside, but
an amber tube. These tubes form and then another resin flow occurs
and surrounds the stalactite - unusual piece.
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8. This has a pinhole
borer beetle, Coleoptera, Platypodidae and something else (which
I am just not sure..) This piece reminds me of a guitar pick.
It also has lots of organic debris in it, which is probably termite
'waste' - 1 3/4 inches long!
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Very clear piece of amber with a good wasp, Hymenoptera at one end.
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Very large
rock, 20.6 grams
that contains 4
or 5 very nice winged
ants, these are all males, Hymenoptera,
Formicidae.
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I like this piece. Looks like a
decayed twig going through it - off to the side is a
planthopper nymph, Homoptera,
Fulgoroidea. Then there is also a gnat and a nice
air bubble within a bubble.
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12. Here is a male gall gnat, Cecidomyiidae with very
plumose antennae. Nice, and easy to see -
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A small and nice piece of amber with most of a crane
fly in it, Diptera, Tipulidae.
The very anterior portion of the fly is missing. A Crane fly has
a very long body and very long
legs. There is also the remains of a beetle
larvae shed, a fly and even a spider!
Finally there is a small piece
of a plant.
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Good sized piece of Dominican amber, with some interesting amber
flow lines (you can see stalagmite formation with amber). There
are a number of fungus
gnats, Diptera, Mycetophilidae and some beetles and a winged
ant (male).
There are other non-identified
insects in this
piece. There is a petal
from a flower. But the biggest thing here is - there is part
of a spider
web. You can see sticky
globules on the
web and you can even see on insect that got
caught in the web. Very cool.
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There are some air
bubbles obscuring the view
of a very unusual ant
that has an elongated
body. Its a sharp gal here. There are a lot more miscellaneous
animals - but I will leave that up to the buyer to see them
(they are there.....)
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A lot of fun to look at, this piece has a good sized female worker
ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Along with that there is a millipede
(Polyxenida), a white fly and much more. Nice price of this piece.
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Large fungus
gnat, Diptera, Mycetophilidae
along with a small female worker ant, and at least one
fly, Diptera, Brachycera. Clear piece with a cool fracture going
through the middle. There is even part of a leaf that looks like
it was chewed by an ant.
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You know, I am just not
sure on this. I will sell this for a song
and a dance (but if you know what it is, I would also like to....)
Its got a lot of organic
debris on one side.
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This will take you back, a nice large piece of Dominican amber with
a leaf
beetle, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae.
The beetle is defecating.
This is 24
million year old poop.
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20. An adult planthopper Order
Homoptera, Superfamily, Fulgoroidea
in a piece of amber that is about .6 inches long. The details
that you can see are remarkable!
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Not sure on this beauty. It looks like there is an undeveloped bee
win this amber. I just cannot call it.
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This piece of amber contains a fly, Diptera, probably Brachycera.
The amber is a bit cloudy, but reasonable size.
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This has an amber tube (like a stalagmite) with many layers that
have formed. In the center of the tube are about 12 black scavenger
flies, Diptera, Scatopsidae. Unique piece
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If it were not for a messed up spider's
web, this would be a very boring piece of amber. You can see
the twisted
strands of a 24 million year old spider
web. There is also a set of unknown wings.
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Order Homoptera, Superfamily Fulgoroidea, this specimen is an immature
planthopper. Fairly good sized
piece of amber with good clarity. Scanned
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Here is a male winged ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae and few other
strewn miscellaneous body parts.
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An immature Orthropteran and believe it or not - A MITE! Scanned
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Talk about big pieces of amber - 37.6 grams! This is a very large
piece that tends to be more egg shape than anything else. There
is a winged
termite, Isoptera and a male
winged ant, Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae. Much of the
detail
on the ant is good. This hunk of a piece has a mite
in it. Mites are rather rare and not commonly found. This particular
one is in the Order Acarina, Family Erythraeidae. There is a small
but nice Coleopteran
also and an unknown
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Nice piece with a wood
gnat, Diptera, Anisopodidae and a female
worker ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae.
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30. Not sure about this one, but I think it is a true
bug, Hemiptera. Take a look and if you know, I would appreciate
knowing what it is.
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I am going to ID this animal as a crane
fly, Diptera, Tipulidae
- but I have some serious doubts about the strange
markings on this guy. The thorax
is slightly elongated similar to a praying mantis - but I do
not think it is. I must ell you, the more I see it, the more I think
it is a praying mantis. Just not
100% sure - but one thing I am though, this is a good
piece. Take a look at the patterning on the legs.
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32. A nice cab, flat on the bottom with a nice dome
shape. There is a nice planthopper,
Homoptera, superfamily Fulgoroidea
and few deformed air bubbles.
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Sometimes your best guess is good, I hope it is here, because I
think this is an Isopod.
That is as far as I will
take this though - the amber is a lovely clear yellow!
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A fungus gnat that got attacked by
a fungus! Poetic justice. There are two objects which I believe
are from plants, such as a bract from a flower or something similar.
Under one bract is the hind end of a silverfish
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Medium sized piece of Dominican amber with 2
fungus gnats, Hymenoptera, Mycetophilidae - one of which has
met its
fate and is now reflective of its name............
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