Prehistoric Creepy Crawly

[Illuminattile]

A scientist has described a spider that was trapped and preserved in amber 20 million years ago.
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"It's amazing to think that a single piece of amber with a single spider in it can open up a window into what was going on 20 million years ago," he said.

"By analysing the position of the spider's body in relation to the droplets of blood in the amber we are able to determine how it died, which direction it was travelling in and even how fast it was moving."

BBC

 

[Sebastian]

20 million years ago? holy sh**...cant believe this spider is that old.lol

anyway, its amazing what scientists are able to find out with todays technology.

 

[DrugBa11ad]

Haha thats so awesome. 20 million years old, fucking insane. Props for the link.

 

[TecK NeeX]

Wow We can find a tiny ass spider that lived 20 million years ago yet we can't find a single fossil of a transitional species out of the billions that have supposedly lived millions of years ago.. one thing left to say


Bwhahahaha