Mantises in amber
Aug 25
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Updated: Sep 14
Mantises in amber are some of the rarest and most desired species to find. This collection highlights the best mantises in amber that we have found.
2) Full body praying mantis.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Full body praying mantis in amber. A very large and rare specimen.
1) Large clear praying mantis head, thorax and forelegs.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Excellently preserved raptorial forelegs and head on this praying mantis.
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