- Description
- Specifications
Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Museum Quality Coleoptera Carabidae Paussinae (Ant Nest Beetle)
Exceptional Specimen Ultra Rare in Dominican Amber - A True Master Piece for Any Coleoptera Collection
Complete - Perfectly Displayed in Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Totally Covered by the Amber - Highly Visible form Both Sides
17.3 x 13.4 x 10.5mm - 7.71Ct
Most species of Adult Paussinae are accepted in the ant society, are fully integrated into the ant colony and are treated as appreciated guests by the ants. In this symbiosis the beetles provide rewarding chemical secretions to their host ants and in return receive protection, a safe place for their larvae to develop and a stable source of protein-rich food: the ants, particularly the brood. Paussinae living in ant nests have elaborate antennal structures and body parts flattened.
This beautiful inclusion has incredibly large, flattened antennae forming a ring and each antennomere is somewhat broader than large.
