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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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[-] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

poor little guy was rendered completely insane by an evil wizard casting the spell of forlorn encystment on him

this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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