Stingers in Amber
Updated: Sep 14
Stingers exist on a multitude of different animals. They come in many shapes and sizes. This collection highlights the best stingers in amber that we have found.
5) Scorpion with liquid venom in it's tail.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This scorpion stinger has liquid venom in it's tail. The liquid is below the stinger. Good preservation.
4) Scorpion with hair stinger tail.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A full scorpion with a clear stinger on it's tail. The hairs are preserved well on the stinger.
3) Wasp with stinger out, but caught in spiderweb.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A wasp with it's stinger out, trying to escape both spiderwebs and amber. She fought until the end!
2) Scorpion molt with stinger.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A scorpion molt with a perfectly preserved stinger. There is a bubble of venom in the stinger itself. Very rare.
1) Wasp with stinger extended. Set in a woven bracelet.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
This wasp has her stinger fully extended. Excellent preservation and poise.
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