Iridomyrmex geinitzi, ants in amber
This specimen is Baltic amber with ants trapped and preserved inside. Ants frequently got caught in the pine resins that were destined to become amber
Picture No
10704018
Media ID
47558555
Size
4134px x 3096px
(5.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Amber Arthropoda Conifer Coniferae Coniferophyta Coniferous Formicidae Fortey Fossilised Gymnosperm Hexapod Hexapoda Hymenoptera Insecta Pinaceae Pinales Pinophyta Pinopsida Pinus Resin Translucent
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