Detailed Fossil Ant, Fungus Gnat, and Insect Pieces in Baltic Amber

This is a nicely detailed 44 million year old fossil ant (family Formicidae) and dark-winged fungus gnat (family Sciaridae) preserved alongside insect fragments in Baltic amber. The length of the ant is about 4mm.

As a reminder, most inclusions in Baltic amber are extremely small so magnification will be needed to make out much detail. Included with your order is a physical photo of the specimen, and we will also email you a high resolution digital copy.

Please note: The market is flooded with fake amber, which is often plastics with insects embedded in it. The insect inclusions in amber are almost always tiny. Larger insects are able to struggle free and are not preserved. If you see something that looks too good to be true, it often is. Make sure to buy from a reputable dealer.
FOR SALE
$89
DETAILS
SPECIES
Family Formicidae (Ant) & Family Sciaridae (Gnat)
LOCATION
Kaliningrad, Russia
SIZE
Ant is about 4mm long, Amber 39 x 21.2 x 12mm
CATEGORY
ITEM
#300678
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