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A praying mantis preserved in amber for millions of years not a sculpture, but a real prehistoric insect trapped in tree resin and fossilized into a natural time capsule.

An entire moment from ancient Earth… frozen before humans even existed.

Check out : https://www.natureknows.org/2024/02/30-million-year-old-praying-mantis-is.html

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 224 points 6 months ago (15 children)

It was absolutely not trapped alive for 30,000,000 years...

It got stuck in tree sap, and it died, and 30,000,000 years later it's dead body is still in there.

It's also wasn't some instant snapshot of a moment, it most likely got stuck and then slowly covered until it could no longer breathe.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago

You're hereby *dis-invited* to my Biggest Fish party.

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