| Name:
Insects in fossil
amber; Insecta; Hymenoptera, Diptera. Arachnida : Araneae, Salticidae
Age:
Pliocene to Pleistocene
Size (25.4
mm = 1 inch): Amber 29 mm long , 24 mm across, 3.2 grams
Location:
Andean Uplift Region, Andes Mountains, Colombia
Code: a070
Price: $35.00
- Sold
|  Description:
This plaque of amber displays a most uncommon inclusion, commonly
called a Firefly or Lightning Bug. Actually it is a member of the
Order Coleoptera or Beetles, and is a member of the Family Lampyridae.
The males fly at night, using their chemical lights to signal the
females. Each species has a distinctive signal based upon the duration
and intervals of flashes. The light is produced by the combination
of two chemicals: luciferin and luciferase. Fireflies are a most
uncommon inclusion. In over 6,000 amber pieces, this is only my
SECOND. It is 8 mm in overall length. There is another tiny beetle
and an elongate springtail present as well.
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