Sunday, April 27, 2008

Praying Mantis In Amber

Experts believe an 87-million-year-old praying mantis found encased in amber in Japan's northeastern Iwate Prefecture may be a missing link between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects.

Julian Ryall writes @ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080425-amber-mantis.html

Useful links:
www.kuji.co.jp
www.kmnh.jp
www.amnh.org

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