The Rarest Amber Ever? Exploring Museum-Grade Red Amber and Insects from Myanmar

When Mike visited the AmberBugs studio, he wasn’t expecting to see a scorpion, a feather, a pseudo-scorpion, and a perfectly preserved damselfly—all trapped in 100-million-year-old amber. But this livestream revealed one of the most extraordinary shipments we’ve ever received: pure red Myanmar amber with inclusions that rival those in any museum. Below is our conversation, timestamped and linked to the full livestream so you can follow along.

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Mike: Whoa, Ryan, what is that? That red is unreal.

Ryan: 00:07 That’s red Myanmar amber, brother. That color comes from oxidation at the top of the amber deposit. This one even has flow lines on both sides.

Red Burmese amber

Mike: I’ve never seen amber that deep in color.

Ryan: 03:12 This whole batch is red. We’re selling some pieces at $5 a gram, but the museum-grade stuff with insects goes way higher—up to $700.

Mike: And what about inclusions? Any good ones?

Ryan: Oh, just wait. 15:07 First big one was a cricket—with babies. And a possible snail fossil on the same piece. It even had an ENHYDRO bubble.

Mike: No way. What else?

Winged insect in Burmese Amber

Ryan: 17:09 Pseudo-scorpion, silverfish, and a clear roach all in one specimen. That one glowed blue under the light.

Mike: That sounds like a scientist’s dream.

Ryan: And check this out—19:48 a perfect fern leaf with a spider. Might be the clearest fern leaf I’ve ever seen.

Mike: Did you say feather earlier?

Ryan: Yup. 01:11:07 We unwrapped at least five feather specimens. They could be from birds... or dinosaurs. Science hasn’t caught up yet, so it's up to us to start comparing.

Mike: Wait, did you just say "dinosaur feather"?

Ryan: Potentially, yeah. 01:13:12 One looked like a wispy down feather, like what you’d expect from a small theropod.

Mike: Unreal. What about the best insect of the batch?

Ryan: That’s got to be this one—01:20:00 possibly a lacewing or dragonfly. Four massive wings, perfectly spread. It’s going in the encyclopedia.

Mike: Any rings?

Ryan: Oh yeah. 40:34 Silver rings from Myanmar with real insects inside. We had a spider ring, a horsefly, a parasitoid wasp—all for $150 each. First time I’ve gotten a batch like this.

Insect in Burmese amber silver ring

Mike: I can’t believe I missed this live.

Ryan: Don’t worry. We still have over 30 insects to go. Join us live and get in early—these museum-grade pieces go fast.

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