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Indonesian amber with ant inclusions
Jun 7th, 2015 at 3:46pm
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First photo is a great-looking piece of Joe's Indonesian (Sumatran) amber that he shaped from a larger chunk.  In the sunlight, it has lots of color as well as dark plant debris in it.  This amber also has 2 very small ants, and the second photo shows these.  The one on the left is larger but its body is mostly hidden by plant debris.  There is a smaller ant on the right that's deeper and not as clear.  Third photo shows the smaller ant.  It's hard to focus on because it's far below the surface.  The antennae are on the left, and the elbow-like bend is typical of ants.
  

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Re: Indonesian amber with ant inclusions
Reply #1 - Jun 7th, 2015 at 9:06pm
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So the "wasp" turned out to be ants!
Great pictures, Victor, thanks for posting them.
It is hard to get a good angle on them. Grind the piece on down some more if you need/want to.
  
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Re: Indonesian amber with ant inclusions
Reply #2 - Jun 8th, 2015 at 10:55am
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Excellent photography Victor!  Those are some old ants!
  

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Re: Indonesian amber with ant inclusions
Reply #3 - Jun 27th, 2015 at 9:42am
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I took the 2 photos above with magnification that was too high and caused blurring.  So here is another try at lower magnification, and the outlines are sharper.  The ants have an unusual flattened, shovel-shaped head.
  

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Reply #4 - Jun 29th, 2015 at 6:16pm
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Here is a photo of an unidentified insect in another piece of Joe's Indonesian amber.
  

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Re: Indonesian amber with ant inclusions
Reply #5 - Jun 29th, 2015 at 6:25pm
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Cool! A one-eyed Aphid! Smiley
  
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