Plant and Animal Interactions in Amber
Aug 25
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Updated: Sep 14
Plants and animals depend on eachother to live. Sometimes, they get caught interacting in amber. This collection highlights the best plant and animal interactions we have found in amber.
2) Large ant cutting a leaf.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This is one of my all-time favourite pieces of amber. Burmese amber. Buyer on Tiktok: I.AM.FROGGER. [Shop Plants in Amber Here]
1) Plant tip with insect eggs laid underneath.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
An insect laid eggs on this plant tip, and they were captured in amber together. Buyer on Tiktok: PJSullivan33.
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