Four Crickets in Dominican Fossil Amber

Name: Fossil Amber Insects: Orthoptera (Grylloptera), Family Trigonidiidae

Geologic Time: Oligocene - Miocene

Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Amber: 21 mm long, 14 mm across , 1.5 grams

Location: Region near Santiago, Dominican Republic

Code: DA45006

Price: $85.00 - sold


Description: This amber piece displays a set of FOUR Bush Crickets, preserved in fine detail within. The bush crickets spent most of the time on the bark of trees. While most were nocturnal, the speckled coloration of some show they were camouflaged for daytime activity as well. A multiple such as this is most unusual, and would make a welcokme addition to any amber inclusion collection.


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