Locality: Hukong Valley, Myanmar (Burma)
Scientific Name: Haidomyrmex
Common Name: Hell Ant
Size (mm): 35x24
Notes: A vicious looking extinct ant in Burmese amber. These ants had scythe-like appendages on their head used for seizing prey that are unlike anything known from extant ant species.

Fossil inclusions in amber are the most spectacularly preserved fossils in the entire fossil record. For the rest of the fossil record, you will occasionally have soft tissue preservation. However, in amber the preservation is so extraordinary you can sometimes see every facet of the insects eye. There is an enormous degree of biodiversity preserved, providing a glimpse into past ecosystems. Amber truly is a window into the past.

My amber inclusions are obtained from reliable sources and come from localities around the world. Every piece is guaranteed genuine.