A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time

Article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Maybe it had also found a 46 000 000 year old mosquito in amber and had just finished drinking that beautifully aged blood when the tree sap struck again.