This Burmese amber with assassin bug inclusion preserves a fossil predatory insect encased in Cretaceous Burmese amber, approximately 100 million years old. Assassin bugs belong to the family Reduviidae within the order Hemiptera and are characterized by their piercing-sucking mouthparts, known as a rostrum, which they use to capture and feed on other arthropods. This specimen provides insight into the early diversity of predatory insects and their ecological roles within ancient forest ecosystems during the age of dinosaurs.
Product Details
• Species: Assassin bug
• Order: Hemiptera
• Origin: Burmese amber
• Age: Approximately 100 million years
• Period: Cretaceous
• Dimensions: 0.5 inches
• Weight: 0.5 grams
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