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Wow, if there’s one thing we can say about July it was: “Jewelry!!” This has been the best month for silver jewelry that we have ever seen. Amongst our top 10 list this month it is almost exclusively jewelry because that is what was in demand all month and we are almost sold out now. Here is a list of the best pieces of jewelry that we sold this month, and a few other things.

1. Burmese amber fly set in silver ring

The first of our jewelry pieces is a beautifully preserved Diptera fly. Flies are a Scientist’ favorite insect study because of their fast evolution, so a perfectly full body fly in Museum A-Grade Amber ring is an evolutionary scientist’ dream piece. It’s morphology is clear, especially the wing venation.

Diptera Fly in Burmese amber silver ring

2. Burmese Amber enhydro in silver ring.

How about this 100 million year-old enhydro in a ring? This is truly one of the best pieces of amber jewelry we’ve ever had. This ring is a double enhydro with great movement. Imagine having a ring that has the next zombie virus in it. This is a ring that contains air and water from the time of the dinosaurs! And it’s got great movement!!

Amber Enhydro set in silver ring

3. Spider imitator insect in silver pendant

This unknown species imitates spider, but it is clearly given away by the fact it has six legs instead of eight. All spiders, a.k.a. arachnids, have eight legs. That means this might’ve been a parasitic attacker of spiders using its imitation tactics to get past their guards. Per the theme on this list, this is a jewelry piece set in a .925 silver pendant. Truly unique, one of a kind. Read More about this piece here.

A sneaky 6 legged insect posing as an arachnid.

4. Praying mantis holding its prey in Dominican amber

Praying mantis holding its prey in its arms captured together in an epic moment . This piece is Dominican amber, 20 million years old. What a wild ride this piece is to look under the microscope. It gives me shivers to imagine the set of events that took place to capture this moment. 

Praying Mantis, holding it's prey, trapped in amber forever

5.Wasp in Burmese amber set in silver ring

This an ancient pollinator is another one of our standouts from Burma. Who wouldn’t want a cute little pollinator in their ring? Or a pollinator with a sharp little stinger, in this case? 

Wasp in A-Grade yellow, set in a silver ring

6. Stone fly in Burmese amber set in silver ring

Yet another ring with a fantastic inclusion. This month really was a crazy one for jewelry wasn’t a guys? Stone flies are beautiful insects with 4 wings. This one looks rather silhouetted, but under closer inspection, it is actually quite a clear inclusion. Yet another beautiful ring from this months jewelry drop!

This stone fly was caught mid flight with it's wings out!

7. Rare species Alert! “Robber fly” in Burmese amber set in silver ring

Super rare, 3rd ever found. Possibly the best specimen ever found! Research online shows the other two specimens they found were fragmentary, which means we have may have found the best one ever. Robber flies are predatory, and quite nightmarish in their hunting style. Per this month’s theme, this one is also set in a silver ring!

The same robber fly under 30x magnification

The rare species, a robber fly (diptera) set in a male silver ring

8. Dinosaur foot in cretaceous Burmese amber

This is a foot with talons, nails and scaly skin. It clearly belong to a vertebrae could be either a lizard, a  bird, or a non-avian reptile (what we think of as a dinosaur) . If it is a non-avian reptile, it was a baby due to the small size of the talons. How small or would a newborn Tyrannosaurus rex have been you ask? Possibly small enough to get his foot stuck in a big glob of Amber and never escape. One of our rarest finds yet from Burmese amber. Read more about this piece here

Possible dinosaur foot in cretaceous amber

9. Museum grade Burmese Amber pseudo scorpion

Pseudo scorpions are one of our favorite Insects and Amber because they are just so darling and yet so scary looking. The pseudo scorpion is triple a Museum grade full body, dramatic position, perfectly centered as if to be ready to be made into a pendant. This one found a new home, and has been polished up a bit by it’s new owner. They make jewelry, so this piece might make a comeback on tiktok in it’s new evolved form!

Museum-Grade Pseudo-Scorpion in amber. Poised like it knew it was getting preserved.

10. Burmese Amber Museum grade Leaf inclusion set into a silver ring.

The thin leaf of a fern was delicately laid into amber 100-Million years ago, and then only recently was it dug up and polished. And it presented us with the almost perfect cabochon for a plant-in-amber silver ring. Read more about this ring here

This leaf is almost TOO beautiful!

12. Burmese Amber with Spider in Silver Ring

Orb-weaver spider inclusion (Araneae), legs outstretched, preserved with high clarity. Silver mount complements the fossil’s shape. Possibly one of the most beautiful spiders we have ever seen, set into a silver ring. Again I am at a loss for words for how beautiful of a ring this is. Read more about this piece here

Spider in Burmese amber set in silver ring. Halloween anyone?

13. Museum grade fungus gnat in burmese amber set in silver ring

Family mycetophilidae. This fungus is just too perfect. The soft body on its abdomen has been preserved so perfectly that it looks like it’s fresh today. This was a very healthy fungus nut that landed in wet resin and got encapsulated by even more almost instantly perfect preservation. Another evolutionary scientist’ dream piece.

AAA doesn't even describe this fungus gnat's preservation levels. It even still looks soft to the touch!

I hope you guys have enjoyed our Top ten list for July! Next month we have some exciting stuff coming. We have 15 Museum grade figurine made by an artist coming from the Dominican Republic. Including some custom orders, such as a dinosaur cracking out of its shell figurine. We also have another group of insects from Burma and insect and Amber silver pendants on their way. Those are in the mail and coming to our live feeds within a few weeks. Stay tuned for next month!