Praying mantis that has been in amber for 12 million years. Pretty sure it’s dead though.

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image showing Praying mantis that has been in amber for 12 million years. Pretty sure it’s dead though.

JakolZeroOne on November 16th, 2019 at 18:53 UTC »

Maybe it’s dead. Not sure though.

Azra-l on November 16th, 2019 at 20:09 UTC »

I certainly hope he’s dead. 12 million years of having every limb restrained but being conscious for that long must be worse than death

congocross on November 16th, 2019 at 20:56 UTC »

I had to google it because it looks so pristine/perfect. Legit picture but it is older:

"Heritage Auctions dates the piece in question to the Oligocene period, placing it anywhere from about 23 million  to 33.9 million years old."

https://mymodernmet.com/praying-mantis-dominican-amber/

Sold for $6k if anyone is curious.