Spider Fossils in Amber


Ancient web spins evolution story BBC - June 22, 2006


The oldest-known spider web with prey still entrapped has been found preserved in a chunk of amber in Spain. The mesh of silk strands snaring the remains of a fly, beetle, mite and wasp, dates back 110 million years to the time of the dinosaurs. The fossil web appears to have been designed along the same lines as the round nets woven by modern spiders.

Early web-spinner found in amber BBC - June 14, 2006


Spider blood found in 20 million year old fossil PhysOrg - September 30, 2005


Ancient arthropod caught moulting BBC - May 6, 2004

Arthropod - Wikipedia


Oldest spider silk preserved in amber BBC - August 7, 2003


A dinosaur-era spider web is found preserved in amber.



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