Phasmida (walking
stick) in Fossil Amber
Class Insecta, Superorder Exopterygota, Order Phasmatodea Geologic
Time:
Pleistocene to Pliocene Size:
Amber is 79 by 55 mm; 44.4 grams Fossil Site:
Andes Mountains in Colombia
The
central inclusion is the illusive (how many have you seen in the wild lately)
and stealthy (did you look right at it and not see it) Phasmida, a.k.a., walking
stick. Rare they are in nature and hence in amber. The stealthy walking stick
is not alone. The fossil resin tomb is shared by a flying Isopteran, 5 Dipterans,
and a tiny spider. | |