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Millions of years ago, bees evolved from wasps, but little is known about their transition from predatory insects to pollen.

Ancient amber blocks preserve intact fossilized mold pigs, invertebrates in the Tertiary have many similarities to mites and water bears.

The researchers found transparent amber blocks in Myanmar, which contained seven tiny flowers with a width of 3.4 to 5mm, Phys.org reported on Aug. 15.

An ancient insect found in amber dating back to 100 million years old with large heads and eyes resembling aliens.

Fossils of a perfectly preserved monkey monkey round flea inside newly discovered amber in the Dominican Republic.

George Poinar, Jr., emeritus professor of zoology at Oregon State University, an insect researcher in amber, recently unveiled images of spider fossils attacking the wasps in a