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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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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 91 points 2 days ago (7 children)

I'm surely no expert, but I'd make an educated guess that this Lil fellow has died a good while ago and isn't trapped alive for 30 gazillion years.

[–] groucho@retrolemmy.com 16 points 2 days ago

Either that or it really has to go to the bathroom now.

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