Praying Mantis in Amber (Hymenaea protera, Oligocene, placing it anywhere from about 23 million to 33.9 million years old) - Dominican Republic
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I too want to know what’s in that bubble.
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So 34 million years later and it still looks like it does today. Guess they lost their evolutionary bus pass.
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It would be interesting to hear from a Praying Mantis expert what is different about this guy compared to a current specimen. But just the image alone is incredible.









