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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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[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 91 points 5 days ago

I'm surely no expert, but I'd make an educated guess that this Lil fellow has died a good while ago and isn't trapped alive for 30 gazillion years.

[-] groucho@retrolemmy.com 16 points 5 days ago

Either that or it really has to go to the bathroom now.

[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 15 points 5 days ago

Imagine what being found 30 million years later would've felt like tho.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

"hmm..this is seriously fucked dude, Can I please go back?"

[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

Not til you meet some of your great great great....... grandchildren.

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago
[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

I've heard of that but never seen it.

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

It's 90's terrible

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