The density and diversity of this amber specimen distinguishes it as among the best of the best. It contains many insect orders, families and species in their natural interactive associations of an ancient rainforest ecosystem. There are 4 Alates, the delicate winged, sexual form of the termite in route to start a new nest, some 7 Dipterans of various species, a red and a black ant (Hymenopterans), 2 spiders, and a caddisfly (Trichoptera). This amber ecosystem entombment measures 69 mm across and weighs 19.9 grams, exhibits high clarity, and has a wonderful hand-polish finish.

The fossil ecosystem is contained in a 29.5 gram, 65 by 45 mm resinite grave providing a surreal landscape of life once animated.

It is in amber that once animated insect life is most exquisitely captured, and particularly when the creatures are in diverse association, as exemplified in this specimen from the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Colombia. And, 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. This is such a specimen.