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A stunning Phasmida in fossil amber

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Fossil amber (or fossil resin or resinite) results from the polymerization (cross-linking of organic compounds with hydrogen bonds) of tree resin. The first resin producing trees were the fern trees that appeared in Devonian time when the first insects also appeared. The oldest insect inclusions occur in Cretaceous (dinosaur-age) amber. Over millions of years the efficiency of natural selection tinkered with tree resin and its production in various ways to evolve protective mechanisms. For example, resin is used to seal wounds, provide a protective barrier to insects and infection, and as a medium of delivery for chemicals the tree produces to combat insects. By the Cenozoic Era, trees were well adapted in their various uses of resin for defense. Polymerization that is temperature-sensitive occurs very rapidly in resins, with further polymerization slowing dramatically over time. Thus, the age of amber varies from the Holocene to the Cretaceous, though the older, the scarcer, is the general trend.

For description of the Orders of insects, see the insect taxonomy page.

Description	Location	Price	ID/Link
Trophy Fossil Amber Pieces: Trophy is a designation not requiring a large number of insects, though sometimes there will be many. Generally, trophies are smaller in size and contain a particularly exquisite and/or unusual inclusion(s).
Amber beetle mania - featuring 45 platypodid beetles, but with much more	Colombia	Sold	a3
The spider and the fly trophy fossil amber	Colombia	Sold	a10
Fossil Amber Trophy: A Lady-Bug Like Beetle and Some Strange Company	Colombia	Sold	a31
Awesome SPIDER ATTACK	Colombia	Sold	a53
Amber Trophy Insect Diptera Tipulidae	Colombia	Sold	a82
Killer 16 mm (Blattodea) Cockroach in Amber	Colombia	Sold	a108
Amber Insect Trophy - the Scarce Trichopteran	Colombia	Sold	a96
Awesome Aesthetic Amber with Alates and other Insects	Colombia	Sold	a118
Killer Aesthetic Amber with 1/2 Dozen Alates and other Insects	Colombia	Sold	a152
Trophy 11 mm Blattodea and much more	Colombia	Sold	a64
One of the most beautiful amber specimens I've ever offered, with 16 Alates and a dozen other insects	Colombia	Sold	a153
Ecosystem Fossil Amber: Among amber's, those few pieces that contain many species that at once filled their respective environmental niches, and yet together interacted in the general environment are to me the most fascinating. These I designate Ecosystem Specimens.
Amber ecosystem with > 25 insects & awesome spider	Colombia	Sold	a5
Amber Ecosystem with way more than 200 insects and several leafs	Colombia	Sold	a58
Awesome fossil amber ecosystem with > 50 insects	Colombia	Sold	a17
Huge trophy amber Ecosystem	Colombia	Sold	a52
Remarkable fly feeding frenzy - more than 200 Dipterans	Colombia	Sold	a54
Amber Insect Fossil Ecosystem - Predator and Prey	Colombia	Sold	a69
Impressive Amber with 18 Alate Swarm and 60 other Insects	Colombia	Sold	a117
Amber with More Than 80 Insects - Dipteran Swarm	Colombia	Sold	a90
Alates, Spiders and Dipterans in Amber	Colombia	Sold	a104
Amber with More Than 70 Beetles	Colombia	Sold	a120
Astonishing AMBER BEETLE BLIZZARD - more than 60 Coleopterans, and more insects	Colombia	Sold	a95
Extremely Rare Amber : Extremely rare is self explanatory - it designated specimens with exclusions that are very rarely found.
Amber with Rare Assassin Bug & more than 40 other insects	Colombia	Sold	a113
Cricket and firefly association	Colombia	Sold	a68
Extremely Rare Phasmida (Walking Stick)	Colombia	Sold	a34
Amber ECOSYSTEM with >> 200 Insects and a Rare Centipede (Myriapoda: Geophilidae)	Colombia	Sold	a60
Killer Amber Ecosystem with Pseudoscorpion, three trophy insects and more	Colombia	Sold	a101
Rare Amber: Rare is self explanatory - it designated specimens with exclusions that are very rarely found.
Two rare Millipedes in amber	Colombia	Sold	a80
Amber with cockroach, 5 dipterans and a rare, huge earwig	Colombia	Sold	a1
Amber with Rare Flower Inclusion and Homopteran insect	Colombia	Sold	a84
Rare Unidentified Amber: Occasionally we encounter insects or other inclusions we can not identify. Generally, this means that in thousands and thousands of pieces, we've never previously seen this inclusion(s). We invite entomologists to join in and help.
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Phantastic Floral Amber: When all is said and done, it is amber with well-preserved inclusions from Kingdom of Life Plantae that are rarer than insects and offer great beauty. And, where there are plants in amber, there are almost always insects too.
Three leaves, a root, many Bryophites with 13 insects.	Colombia	Sold	a77
Three leaves and 7 Insects in a truly beautiful natural rendering	Colombia	Sold	a81
Amber for Jewelry: These specimens, whether shaped during polishing or natural, are deemed particularly appropriate for jewelry.
Perfect Amber Pendant with Two Love Beetles	Colombia	Sold	a122
Perfect pendant with pair of love beetles	Colombia	Sold	a121
Perfect Amber Pendant with Six Insect Inclusions	Colombia	Sold	a123
Amber Pendant with Rare Homopteran Insect and Bryophite	Colombia	Sold	a124
Display Amber : Display is a designation for a large specimen of amber, usually at least weighing 100 grams. Some specimens will be highly included, and others may have no inclusions.
Beautiful, clear and large fossil amber	Colombia	Sold	a67
Amazing 272 gram display amber with > insect inclusions	Colombia	Sold	a71
Amazing 272 gram display amber with > insect inclusions	Colombia	Sold	a71
Amber Real Deals : Our real deals are just that -- great pieces of amber for which we have not invested significant time in the photography, passing the savings on to you. Other times great pieces are difficult to photograph because of bubbles and intervening obstructions, but they may be even more awesome than a clear piece when viewed by eye or through a loupe. Keep an eye out here for real values.
Baltic amber spider	Russia	Sold	b4
Botanical Baltic amber	Russia	Sold	b5
Entire Amber Collections : These are offerings of multiple pieces that are especially selected to a range of types and sizes, differing inclusions, and sometimes differing localities. Fewer pictures are provided and fewer inclusions are identified. Generally, purchase of a collection will save you money.
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Amber education packages : Teachers are underpaid and are not provided budget to obtain classroom teaching materials. Our meager profit on these packages is applause to those that teach science.
Educational amber lot - five pieces of amber and a loupe	Colombia & Russia	Sold	E1
Educational amber lot - five pieces of amber and a loupe	Colombia & Russia	Sold	E2

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