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A praying mantis preserved in amber for millions of years not a sculpture, but a real prehistoric insect trapped in tree resin and fossilized into a natural time capsule.

An entire moment from ancient Earth… frozen before humans even existed.

Check out : https://www.natureknows.org/2024/02/30-million-year-old-praying-mantis-is.html

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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 95 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it, my lad - it’s stone dead!

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's death, Jim, but not as we know it.