Fossil Amber Incredible Flight of the Alates

This amber specimen presents with aesthetic appeal that is hard to match. It is particularly clear, a golden amber shade, and an abundance of life from an ancient rainforest with an interesting story.

The specimen contains 5 Alates, the sexual form of the termite, as well as the shed wings of many more Alates.
Flying termites, or Alates, are the sexual form of termites that swarm from the colony in huge numbers to fly weakly to a new site to form another colony, where they soon shed their wings and set up housekeeping. Modern-day termites time the emergence of all colonies in a region to swamp the predators, giving at least a few the opportunity to found new colonies. There is also two small Diptera and a Hymenoptera.