My Baltic amber wasp [View all]

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is finally here! Its journey from Russia took four weeks, but it was in customs during most of that time.



The wasp belongs to the thread-waisted wasp family, Sphecidae, and is 40-50 million years old.

Here is a photo of one of the two unpolished sides:



Amber insect inclusion pieces are often small to make viewing the insects easier.

Now to examine the wasp inclusion in sunlight (finally, a sunny day!) with my loupe to learn more about it. I heart amber bugs.