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Araneae Spider Sharp Specimen V0865

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Sharp Spider
Very Well Displayed on Crystal Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Ideal for Collection or Jewellery

 

[widgetkit id="380" name="V0865 Spider"]

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Pseudoscorpion Biting Himself V0985

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Very Interesting Pseudoscorpion (Complete)
Amber Piece Contain Fractures
Specimen Bites Himself !!!
Processed under 10x Magnification
Very High Quality Polishing

 

[widgetkit id="510" name="V0985 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Arachnida Pseudoscorpion on Large Amber Piece V1605

Beautiful Pseudoscorpion on Clear Amber Piece
Very Well Displayed Specimen
Large 28.6 X 26.2 X 11.7mm - 5.05g
Ideal for Collection or Jewellery

 

[widgetkit id="283" name="V1605 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Arachnida Pseudoscorpion Live Like V1752

Live Like Pseudoscorpion
Arachnida Chelonethidae
Beautiful Hyper Sharp Specimen
Complete Unburned Totally In
Very Nice Attitude on Crystal Clear Amber piece
14.7 x 12.9 x 6.9mm - 0.75g
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever

 

[widgetkit id="193" name="V1752 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Acarina Hard Tick Ixodidae AF01-054

Extremely Rare - Highly Collectible
Live Like Hard Tick (Acarina - Ixodidae)
Amazing Specimen Very Well Displayed on Clear & Solid Amber Piece

30.9 x 24.7 x 7.7mm - 3.65g

A Must Have in all serious collection!!!
Suitable also for a Super Exclusive Jewellery Piece
Processed in our Workshop Under 10x Magnification
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever

Ticks Description & Behavior

Ticks are small arachnids, belonging to the subclass Acari. Ticks are ectoparasites who live by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds and reptiles and are vectors of various diseases that affect humans and animals. Extant ticks are widely distributed around the world, especially in warm, humid climates. The two major families of Ticks are Ixodidae, or Hard Ticks, with more than 700 species and Argasidae or Soft Ticks, with 208 species.

Hard Ticks have a hard scutum, like a shield, on their dorsal surfaces. The scutum covers most of the dorsal surface of the male. It is much smaller in the female, allowing her to expand enormously as she feeds and becomes engorged with blood. The mouthparts of Hard Ticks have a beak-like structure, projecting forwards from the body, that can be seen from above.

Soft Ticks have a soft, wrinkled exoskeleton and their mouthparts, consisting of two palps and one hypostome, are located on the underside of the body and are not visible when viewed from above.

All Ticks have four life stages: Egg, Larva, Nymph and Adult.

Larval Ticks hatch with six legs and acquire the other two when, after a blood meal, they molt into the Nymph Stage. 

In the Nymphal and Adult stages, Ticks have eight legs, each one has seven segments and is tipped with a pair of claws. Hard Ticks have only one Nymphal Stage. They stay attached to feed on their hosts for several days to weeks. Some species stay with the same host for life, but most Hard Ticks have two or three hosts.

In two-host case, Ticks Larvae and Nymphs feed and develop on the same host. Nymphs leave the host after the meal and develop into adults which will feed on a new host.

In three-host case, Tick each stage of life cycle feed on a different host species. In general the size of the host will increase with each feed as the size of the Tick increases.

Ixodidae usually mate while on host animals. After mating, blood-fed female adults drop from the host, lay a large mass of some thousand eggs in protected habitats on the ground and then die. The longevity of Hard Ticks ranges from a few months to 3 years.

Soft Ticks have various nymphal instars, each one requiring a blood meal from a host. They feed rapidly, usually for about 30 minutes at a time, so they don’t increase their weight as much as Hard Ticks do. After feeding Soft Ticks drop off the host and molt, consequently each meal takes place on a different host. The development stages of Soft Ticks last much longer than those of the Hard Ticks. Argasidae mate off the host. Adult females, after taking each blood meal, lay small batches of eggs several times during their lifetime. Soft Ticks can live up to 16 years.

Fossil Ticks are Extremely Rare in Dominican Amber

Only a few specimens of Hard Ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari Ixodidae) have been found and an unfed male has been described by Lane and Poinar (1986).

A blood-engorged nymphal female of the genus Amblyomma, surrounded by fossilized mammalian erythrocytes has been recently described by DR G. O. Poinard who speculates that the blood cells come from a monkey species (Journal of Medical Entomology, March 2017)

Soft Ticks are represented by a single new species: Ornithodoros antiquus ( Acari, Argasidae). Two unfed specimens, a male and a female have been described by DR G. O. Poinar (1994). In the amber piece containing the male is also present a dropping (scat) deposited by a rodent of the family Capromyidae, possibly the host of the Ornithodoros.

[widgetkit id="64" name="AF01-054 Ixodidae Tard Tick Acarina"]

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Araneae Haplogynae Pholcidae - Top Quality Cellar Spider AF01-234

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Museum Quality Inclusion - Highly Collectible
Extraordinary Araneae Haplogynae Pholcidae (Cellar Spider)
Perfectly Displayed on Crystal Clear & Solid Amber Piece Complete and entirely covered by the amber
22.3 x 17.0 x 10.7mm - 2.62g

[widgetkit id="935" name="AF01-234 Araneae Haplogynae Pholcidae - Cellar Spider"]

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Arachinda Amblypygi Couple Museum Class Specimen AF01-143

MUSEUM Class Inclusion


Amblypygi (Tailless-Whip Scorpion) are Extremely Rare in Dominica Amber, Rarest even are Specimens Well Preserved & Displayed
We Offer not 1 but 2 Specimens in Same Clear Amber Piece Which is Absolutely Unique.
Don’t miss the opportunity to acquire a TRUE MASTERPIECE
71.2 x 41.9 X 13.8mm – 17.3g

Whip spiders (Arachnida: Amblypygi)


Whip spiders (Arachnida: Amblypygi), earlier known as Tailless whip scorpions, are distinctive creatures with a long, slender, antenniform first pair of legs. These whip-like appendages, much longer than the body, give the group its common name. Due to their highly modified sensory first pair of legs, whip spiders have to walk using only three pairs of legs. They possess a characteristic highly flattened body with a solid carapace and a segmented abdomen, allowing them to crawl into narrow spaces under rocks or tree bark. Whip spiders have spined, raptorial pedipalps modified for grabbing and retaining prey.
Amblypygi are very rare in Dominican Amber. This incredible amber piece is the first that contains two complete, beautifully preserved Whip spiders.

 

[widgetkit id="45" name="AF01-143 Tailless whip Scorpion Amblypygi"]

 

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Live Like Spider in Top Quality Amber Piece V2063

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Amazing Live Like Spider
Beautiful Attitude - Centered
Totally Covered by the Amber
Very High Quality Specimen
16.7 x 13.0 x 7.2mm - 4.73Ct

[widgetkit id="1038" name="V2063 Spider"]

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Scorpion Fighting with Spider - Museum Quality Specimen V1629

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Scorpion & Spider Fight
Very Exclusive Specimen - Worth to be Displayed in World Class Museum
Inclusions are Centered - Complete - Totally Covered by Crystal Clear, Crack Free Amber.
Optimized Amber Shape for Greater Observation
12.1 x 10.6 x 8.7mm - 3.65Ct

[widgetkit id="25" name="V1629 Scorpion & Spider Fight"]

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Acarina Ixodidae Hard tick V1658

Extremely Rare - Highly Collectible Inclusion
Live Like Hard Tick (Ixodidae)
Amazing Specimen Very Well Displayed on Clear & Solid Amber Piece
A "Must Have" in all serious collection!!!
Contains Several Other Specimens Such as Coleoptera, Dipteras, Spider...
Suitable also for Super Exclusive Jewellery

Ticks Description & Behavior

Ticks are small arachnids, belonging to the subclass Acari. Ticks are ectoparasites who live by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds and reptiles and are vectors of various diseases that affect humans and animals. Extant ticks are widely distributed around the world, especially in warm, humid climates. The two major families of Ticks are Ixodidae, or Hard Ticks, with more than 700 species and Argasidae or Soft Ticks, with 208 species.

Hard Ticks have a hard scutum, like a shield, on their dorsal surfaces. The scutum covers most of the dorsal surface of the male. It is much smaller in the female, allowing her to expand enormously as she feeds and becomes engorged with blood. The mouthparts of Hard Ticks have a beak-like structure, projecting forwards from the body, that can be seen from above.

Soft Ticks have a soft, wrinkled exoskeleton and their mouthparts, consisting of two palps and one hypostome, are located on the underside of the body and are not visible when viewed from above.

All Ticks have four life stages: Egg, Larva, Nymph and Adult.

Larval Ticks hatch with six legs and acquire the other two when, after a blood meal, they molt into the Nymph Stage. 

In the Nymphal and Adult stages, Ticks have eight legs, each one has seven segments and is tipped with a pair of claws. Hard Ticks have only one Nymphal Stage. They stay attached to feed on their hosts for several days to weeks. Some species stay with the same host for life, but most Hard Ticks have two or three hosts.

In two-host case, Ticks Larvae and Nymphs feed and develop on the same host. Nymphs leave the host after the meal and develop into adults which will feed on a new host.

In three-host case, Tick each stage of life cycle feed on a different host species. In general the size of the host will increase with each feed as the size of the Tick increases.

Ixodidae usually mate while on host animals. After mating, blood-fed female adults drop from the host, lay a large mass of some thousand eggs in protected habitats on the ground and then die. The longevity of Hard Ticks ranges from a few months to 3 years.

Soft Ticks have various nymphal instars, each one requiring a blood meal from a host. They feed rapidly, usually for about 30 minutes at a time, so they don’t increase their weight as much as Hard Ticks do. After feeding Soft Ticks drop off the host and molt, consequently each meal takes place on a different host. The development stages of Soft Ticks last much longer than those of the Hard Ticks. Argasidae mate off the host. Adult females, after taking each blood meal, lay small batches of eggs several times during their lifetime. Soft Ticks can live up to 16 years.

Fossil Ticks are Extremely Rare in Dominican Amber

Only a few specimens of Hard Ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari Ixodidae) have been found and an unfed male has been described by Lane and Poinar (1986).

A blood-engorged nymphal female of the genus Amblyomma, surrounded by fossilized mammalian erythrocytes has been recently described by DR G. O. Poinard who speculates that the blood cells come from a monkey species (Journal of Medical Entomology, March 2017)

Soft Ticks are represented by a single new species: Ornithodoros antiquus ( Acari, Argasidae). Two unfed specimens, a male and a female have been described by DR G. O. Poinar (1994). In the amber piece containing the male is also present a dropping (scat) deposited by a rodent of the family Capromyidae, possibly the host of the Ornithodoros.

 

[widgetkit id="16" name="V1658 Dominican Amber Fossil Ixodidae"]

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Arachnida Pseudoscorpion Complete V1302

Super Cute Tiny Pseudoscorpion (Complete)
Amber Piece Contain Fractures (Specimen not affected)

 

[widgetkit id="220" name="V1302 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Spider Hecatomb on Clear Amber Piece V2016

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Nice Spider Hecatomb on Top Quality Crystal Clear Crack Free Amber Piece
Complete Inclusions - Totally Covered by the Amber
Beautiful Self Standing Cut Style
28.6 x 26.3 x 12.0mm - 5.6g

[widgetkit id="873" name="V2016 Spider Hecatomb"]

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Nice Hymenoptera Braconidae & Spider V2030

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Hymenoptera Braconidae - Braconid Wasp & Spider
Complete Specimens - Totally Covered by the Amber
Clear Amber Piece
22.4 x 17.9 x 8.4mm - 2.5g

[widgetkit id="916" name="V2030 Hymenoptera Braconidae - Braconid Wasp & Spider"]

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Beautiful Pseudoscorpion V1893

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Superb Live Like Pseudoscorpion
Complete - Totally Covered by the Amber
22.7 x 13.6 x 5.5mm - 6.5Ct

[widgetkit id="888" name="V1893 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Unusual Pseudoscorpion with Very Long Pedipalps & Pincers V1754

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Very Interesting Specimen
Pseudoscorpion with Unusual Very Long Pedipalps & Pincers
Inclusion Totally Covered by Crystal Clear & Solid Amber
Fits Collection as well as Very Exclusive Jewelry projects
24.1 x 17,6 x 7.8mm - 2.1g

[widgetkit id="908" name="V1754 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Spider & Ant on Clear Large Amber Piece V1559

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
2 Beautiful Spiders & Live Like Ant
Very Well Displayed Specimens
Solid, Clear and Large 7.9g Amber Piece
47.4 x 24.2 x 11.1mm

[widgetkit id="716" name="V1559 Spider & Ant"]

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Super Cute Arachnida Acari V1934

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Super Nice Specimen of Acari (Arachnida)
Live Like - Complete - Totally Covered by the Amber - Clear & Solid Amber Piece
18.3 x 14.6 x 9.9mm - 1.49g

[widgetkit id="698" name="V1934 Acari"]

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Arachnida Araneida Migalomorpha Spider AF01-055

Extremely Rare Specimen
Arachnida Araneida Mygalomorpha Spider
Super Clear Details - Highly Collectible
32.5 x 17.6 x 13.4mm - 5.5g

 

[widgetkit id="126" name="AF01-055 Arachnida Araneida Migalomorpha Spider"]

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Arachnida Acarina - Top Quality Mite V1753

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Arachnida Acarina - Top Quality Mite
Very Well Displayed Inclusion on Crystal Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Complete Specimen - Totally Covered by the Amber
Contains as well 2 other Tiny Acarina Inclusions - Complete & Totally Covered by the Amber
16.2 x 12.1 x 6.9mm - 3.5Ct

[widgetkit id="667" name="V1753 Mite"]

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Beautiful Spider Web & Diptera AF01-227

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Spider Web with a Lot of Attached Debris
Crystal Clear Amber Piece
Amber Piece Contains as Well a Very Sharp Diptera
20.1 x 15.2 x 6.3mm - 6.5Ct

[widgetkit id="869" name="AF01-227 Spider Web & Diptera"]

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Nice Spider & Fly on Clear Amber Piece AF01-217

Original Dominican Amber Fossil
Nice Spider & Fly on Clear Amber Piece
Inclusions Totally Covered by the Amber
13.7 x 8.8 x 5.2mm - 1.72Ct

[widgetkit id="1083" name="AF01-217 Spider & Fly"]

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Pseudoscorpion Large Specimen Museum Quality V1956

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Super Nice Large & Colorful Arachnida Pseudoscorpion
Very Well Displayed Specimen on Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Beautiful & Ideal Aggressive Attitude
Centered Inclusion - Totally Covered by the Amber - Highly Visible by Naked Eyes
20.7 x 20.6 x 12.1mm - 3.54g

[widgetkit id="695" name="V1956 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Arachnida Araneae Nice Spider on Clear Amber Piece V1705

Super Nice Specimen
Live Like Spider
Very Well Displayed and Centered on Clear Amber Piece
22.8 x 15.5 x 13.9mm - 3.25g

 

[widgetkit id="288" name="V1705 Spider"]

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Araneae Theridiidae - Outstanding Comb Footed Spider & Parasitic Wasp AF01-240

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Araneae Theridiidae (Comb Footed Spider)
Fantastic Rare Specimen Very Well Displayed in Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Also Contains A Beautiful Parasitic Wasp
Fits Collection as well as Exclusive Jewelry Projects
Very High Quality Inclusions
24.6 x 12.8 x 8.9mm - 1.87g

[widgetkit id="941" name="AF01-240 Araneae Theridiidae - Tangle Web Spider"]

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Astounding Live like Arachnida Acarina Trombidiidae V1888

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Astouning Live Like Arachnida Acarina Trombidiidae (Velvet Mite)
Complete Specimen - Totally Covered by the Amber
Contains as Well a Nice Piece of Spider Web with a Lot of Caught Material
22.4 x 15.5 x 8.7mm - 1.4g

[widgetkit id="897" name="V1888 Acarina Trombidiidae"]

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Spectacular Ultra Sharp Spider V2052

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Spectacular Razor-Sharp Spider
Very well Displayed in Clear Amber Piece
1 Leg reach VERY SLIGHTLY the Amber Surface
10.4 x 7.6 x 5.1mm - 1.37Ct

[widgetkit id="1025" name="V2052 Spider"]

 

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Arachnida Araneae on Clear Amber Piece AF01-072

Super Nice Spider
Very Well Preserved & Displayed on Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Live Like Specimen
24.7 x 21.3 x 12.1mm - 18.60Ct

 

[widgetkit id="332" name="AF01-072 Spider"]

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Arachnida Pseudoscorpion Large Specimen V1248

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil Inclusion
Nice BIG!!! Pseudoscorpion (Complete)
Well Displayed on Clear Amber Piece
Beautiful Aggressive Attitude
Processed on our Workshop Under 10x Magnification
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever
Very High Quality Polishing

 

[widgetkit id="367" name="V1248 Pseudoscorpion"]

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Beautiful Top Quality Spider Inclusion V1603

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Top Quality Araneae Inclusion
Live Like Specimen - Crystal Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Centered - Totally Covered by the Amber
22.4 x 20.9 x 7.6mm - 11.0Ct

[widgetkit id="857" name="V1603 Spider"]

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Live Like Arachnida Araneae with Large Pedipalps V1395

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Like Like Specimen of Arachnida Araneae
Well Displayed on Crystal Clear Amber Piece
Amazing Details - Centered Inclusion - Totally Covered by the Amber
High Quality item
19.9 x 10.5 x 6.2mm - 0.94g

[widgetkit id="699" name="V1395 Spider"]

Price: $ 399.00$ 319.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Arachnida Amblypygi Exuvia V1286

Rare Amblypygi Exoskeleton (Exuvia)
Very Well Displayed Specimen on Clear Amber Piece - 7.9g

[widgetkit id="28" name="V1286 Amblypigy Exuvia"]

 

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Funny Spider with "Water Gloves" V2001

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Very Interesting Specimen
Spider with Water Drops on Each legs Looking Water Gloves
Super Cute
Inclusion Totally Covered by the Amber
21.8 x 15.8 x 6.5mm - 7.0Ct

[widgetkit id="863" name="V2001 Spider & Water Drops"]

Price: $ 721.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Arachnida Pseudoscorpion Group of 6 Specimens V1781

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossils
Group of 6 Super Nice & Different Pseudoscorpions
Nice Opportunity to start or complete your collection of one of the largest Arthropoda family

 

[widgetkit id="402" name="V1781 Group of 6 Pseudoscorpions"]

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Nice Spider with Psyllidae - Hunting Scene??? V1801

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Spider
Sharp Specimen - Beautiful Details - Amazing Attitude
Clear & Solid Amber Piece
25.3 x 15.9 x 8.5mm - 1.8g

[widgetkit id="713" name="V1801 Spider"]

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Super Nice Heteroptera Miridae Philinae & Acari Caeculidae V1900

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Heteroptera Miridae Philinae & Acari Caeculidae
Rare Specimens - Super Sharp
Very well displayed in Solid Amber Piece
Inclusions are Highly Visible from both sides - Totally Covered by the Amber
12.2 x 6.7 x 3.0mm - 0.77Ct

[widgetkit id="1055" name="V1900 Acari Caeculidae Heteroptera Miridae Philinae"]

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Fantastic Arachnida Acarina Ixodidae V1762

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Extremely Rare - Highly Collectible Inclusion
Live Arachnida Acarina Ixodidae (Hard Tick)
Amazing Specimen Very Well Displayed on Clear & Solid Amber Piece
A Must Have in all serious collection!!!
Contains a very nice "6" Shaped Larva as well as Several Other Specimens
32.0. x22.1 x 5.6mm - 2.20g

Ticks Description & Behavior
Ticks are small arachnids, belonging to the subclass Acari. Ticks are ectoparasites who live by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds and reptiles and are vectors of various diseases that affect humans and animals. Extant ticks are widely distributed around the world, especially in warm, humid climates. The two major families of Ticks are Ixodidae, or Hard Ticks, with more than 700 species and Argasidae or Soft Ticks, with 208 species.

Hard Ticks have a hard scutum, like a shield, on their dorsal surfaces. The scutum covers most of the dorsal surface of the male. It is much smaller in the female, allowing her to expand enormously as she feeds and becomes engorged with blood. The mouthparts of Hard Ticks have a beak-like structure, projecting forwards from the body, that can be seen from above.

Soft Ticks have a soft, wrinkled exoskeleton and their mouthparts, consisting of two palps and one hypostome, are located on the underside of the body and are not visible when viewed from above.

All Ticks have four life stages: Egg, Larva, Nymph and Adult.

Larval Ticks hatch with six legs and acquire the other two when, after a blood meal, they molt into the Nymph Stage.

In the Nymphal and Adult stages, Ticks have eight legs, each one has seven segments and is tipped with a pair of claws. Hard Ticks have only one Nymphal Stage. They stay attached to feed on their hosts for several days to weeks. Some species stay with the same host for life, but most Hard Ticks have two or three hosts.

In two-host case, Ticks Larvae and Nymphs feed and develop on the same host. Nymphs leave the host after the meal and develop into adults which will feed on a new host.

In three-host case, Tick each stage of life cycle feed on a different host species. In general the size of the host will increase with each feed as the size of the Tick increases.

Ixodidae usually mate while on host animals. After mating, blood-fed female adults drop from the host, lay a large mass of some thousand eggs in protected habitats on the ground and then die. The longevity of Hard Ticks ranges from a few months to 3 years.

Soft Ticks have various nymphal instars, each one requiring a blood meal from a host. They feed rapidly, usually for about 30 minutes at a time, so they don’t increase their weight as much as Hard Ticks do. After feeding Soft Ticks drop off the host and molt, consequently each meal takes place on a different host. The development stages of Soft Ticks last much longer than those of the Hard Ticks. Argasidae mate off the host. Adult females, after taking each blood meal, lay small batches of eggs several times during their lifetime. Soft Ticks can live up to 16 years.

Fossil Ticks are Extremely Rare in Dominican Amber

Only a few specimens of Hard Ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari Ixodidae) have been found and an unfed male has been described by Lane and Poinar (1986).

A blood-engorged nymphal female of the genus Amblyomma, surrounded by fossilized mammalian erythrocytes has been recently described by DR G. O. Poinard who speculates that the blood cells come from a monkey species (Journal of Medical Entomology, March 2017)

Soft Ticks are represented by a single new species: Ornithodoros antiquus ( Acari, Argasidae). Two unfed specimens, a male and a female have been described by DR G. O. Poinar (1994). In the amber piece containing the male is also present a dropping (scat) deposited by a rodent of the family Capromyidae, possibly the host of the Ornithodoros.

[widgetkit id="574" name="V1762 Arachnida Acarina Ixodidae - Hard Tick"]

Price: $ 169.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Pseudoscorpion Clear Specimen V1043

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Nice Pseudoscorpion (Complete)
Very Well Displayed on Clear Amber Piece
Sharp Specimen
Processed on our Workshop Under 10x Magnification
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever

 

[widgetkit id="509" name="V1043 Pseudoscorpion"]

Price: $ 289.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Top Quality Spiderlings AF01-246

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Very High Quality Specimen
Spiderlings Very Well Displayed on Crystal Clear & Solid Amber Piece
Fit Collection as well as Exclusive Jewelry Projects
39.5 x 20.6 x 11.9mm - 6.52g

[widgetkit id="951" name="AF01-246 Spiderlings"]

Price: $ 329.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Super Nice Spider - Top Quality Specimen V1976

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Top Quality Arachnida Araneae
Very Well Displayed Specimen on Clear and Solid Amber Piece
Complete, Centered, Totally Covered by the Amber
29.4 x 24.0 x 9.9mm - 3.7g

[widgetkit id="859" name="V1976 Spider"]

Price: $ 215.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Acarina Bdellidae Very Rare Snout Mite V2055

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Arachnida Acarina Bdellidae (Snout Mite)
Very Rare Inclusion
Beautiful Top Quality Specimen
Centered - Totally Covered by Crystal Clear Amber
Optimized cut for ideal observation
14.7 x 7.7 x 3.4mm - 1.53Ct

[widgetkit id="1066" name="V2055 Arachnida Acarina Bdellidae - Snout Mite"]

 

Price: $ 369.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Acarina Trombidiidae & Very Unique Coleoptera Byrrhidae V1943

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil

Top Quality Acarina Trombidiidae (Velvet Mite)
And Never Documented Before Coleoptera Byrrhidae (Pill Beetle)
Complete - Very Well Displayed on Clear and Solid Amber Piece
23.9 x 18.4 x 7.2mm - 1.82g

[widgetkit id="659" name="V1943 Velvet Mite Hairy Coleoptera"]

Price: $ 289.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Top Quality Pholcidae Spider AF01-204

Authentic Dominican Amber Fossil
Beautiful Araneae Pholcidae
Centered - Complete - Totally Covered by the Amber
Very High Quality Specimen
24,3 x 19,4 x 7,7mm - 2,0g

[widgetkit id="820" name="AF01-204 Araneae Pholcidae"]

Price: $ 254.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Arachnida Uloboridae Spider V1125

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Super Nice Uloboridae Spider with Huge Front Legs
Very Nice Specimen Attitude - Well Displayed on Clear Amber Piece
33.1 x 17.6 x 9.5mm - 2.97g
Processed under 10x Magnification
Very High Quality Polishing
Picture Under Natural Sunlight
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever

 

[widgetkit id="458" name="V1125 Spider"]

Price: $ 439.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Pseudoscorpion Biting Himself V1579

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil Inclusion
Outstanding Museum Quality Pseudoscorpion
Superb Attitude - Biting Himself!!! :-))))))
28.7 x 16.9 x 6.3mm - 1.99g
Processed under 10x Magnification

 

[widgetkit id="116" name="V1579 Pseudoscorpion"]

Price: $ 349.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Arachnida Opiliones V1529

Super Nice Piece
2 x Daddy Long Legs Very Well Displayed
21.5 x 12.4 x 7.3mm - 1.14g
Processed under 10x Magnification - Superb Finishing
100% Natural Gemstone Not Treated Heated or Whatsoever

 

[widgetkit id="312" name="V1529 Opiliones"]

Price: $ 245.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Arachnida Araneae on Clear Amber Piece V1502

Live Like Spider on Clear Marbled Amber Piece
Processed under 10x Magnification - Superb Finishing
26.3 x 15.1 x 7.2mm - 1.87g

 

[widgetkit id="248" name="V1502 Spider"]

Price: $ 289.00 1 item in stock Add to cart

Exceptional Live Like Spider - Top Quality Specimen V2023

Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Amazing Live Like Arachnida Araneae
Top Quality Specimen - Amazing Attitude
Centered - Totally Covered by the Amber
Crystal Clear Amber Piece
Fits Collection or Exclusive Jewelry Projects
19.1 x 10.6 x 5.8mm - 3.5Ct

[widgetkit id="883" name="V2023 Spider"]

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