Article 3S34D Meet Jason, the Tiny Beetle Stuck in Amber for 99 Million Years

Meet Jason, the Tiny Beetle Stuck in Amber for 99 Million Years

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Jessica Boddy
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Featherwing beetles are some of the smallest insects out there-and one researcher managed to spot an ancient specimen in a 99-million-year-old chunk of amber. Just half a millimeter long, this Cretaceous period beetle had its signature fringed wings unfurled when it met its sticky demise.

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