The dragonfly trapped 100 million years in amber

Scientists rarely find a piece of amber that holds the dragonfly remains.

Recently, Chinese scientists have found a piece of amber containing the corpses of three dragonflies stuck inside. This "love triangle" is considered to be dated 100 million years ago. Amber traces show that male dragonflies are holding their feet out in hopes of attracting their mates.

It is rare for scientists to find a piece of amber containing intact dragonflies.

This piece of amber was found in the Hukawng Valley, Myanmar and helped shed some light on the way the dragonfly's pairing. Identifying 3 dragonflies almost intact is a rare thing in the history of ancient organisms.

"For dragonflies, males have to convince their children to relate to themselves and now they will be ready to show off the genitals for males", a researcher from the Nanjing Institute of Antiquities, China, to speak. "Some species of earth dragonflies like to mate and mate by beating their wings continuously and approaching their children." The amber pieces are named "huangi" by scientists.

Paleontological records also show that male dragonfly's legs are used to seduce larger females than today. The color and size of the dragonfly wings 100 million years ago is different.

In the middle of the hind legs, the dragonfly has "fake" eyes that are used to scare off creatures that intend to attack. However, scientists believe that these eyes can be used to seduce children.