Fossil Amber Alate Swarm with Diverse Other Insect Inclusions

Name: Insects in fossil amber; Insecta - Alates (Order Isoptera), Flies (Diptera), Beetle (Order Coleoptera)

Age: Pliocene to Pleistocene

Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): Amber 22 mm by 53 mm, 8.1 grams

Location: Andean Uplift Region, Colombia

Code: A100

Price: $55.00 - sold

Fossil Amber Alate SwarmDescription: This piece of amber houses as its main inclusions a swarm of Flying Termites, or Alates. Flying termites are the sexual form of termites which swarm from the colony to form new colonies. The colonies in an area often swarm simultaneously, thereby overwhelming potential predators. A noted other inclusion is a Click Beetle (Coleoptera; Elateridae).

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