Amber Collection (page 4)

Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats
Upper Eocene, 35 million year old, piece of Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats preserved within. Figure 1 in Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Planthopper bug in Baltic amber
Planthopper bug Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Lacewing in amber
Lacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Planthopper in amber
Planthopper preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Damselfly wings in amber
A pair of overlapping Damsel fly wings preserved in Baltic amber. Dating from the Upper Eocene

Fairy fly in Dominican amber

Midge in Baltic amber
Mating pair of biting midges in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Chinese amber carving
An intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Mite in baltic amber
A mite trapped in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 35 million years ago

Crane Fly in baltic amber
Crane fly Diptera: Tipulidae, trapped in Baltic amber which has broken off its legs in an attempt to escape. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Fruit fly in Dominican amber
Fruit fly deriving from Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Drosophilidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber with a parasitic or phoretic mite attached to its abdomen

Scorpion fly
A Scorpion fly, Mecoptera: Bittacidae with a long beak and long antennae, preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Ants in Dominican amber
Hymenoptera:Aculeata:Formicidae ants in Dominican amber. One is holding the others abdomen with its jaws. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

Mating scavenger flies in amber
A pair of mating scavenger flies in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene 20 million years old. From Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 63

Wasp in amber
A digger wasp preserved in in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene and was donated by Arne Urup

Sicilian amber carving
An ancient artifact of Sicilian amber, a crudely carved talisman. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig.24

Scale insect in amber
A scale insect preserved here in Baltic amber. These insects often secrete a protective, waxy covering. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Midges in amber
Pair of copulating midges preserved in Baltic amber accompanied by two air bubbles. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Bristletail in amber
A bristletail, Archaeognatha: Machilidae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Fly in amber

Bee in Dominican amber
A bee, Hymenoptera: Aculeata: Apidae trapped in Dominican amber. This specimen was used to attempt DNA extraction

Dominican amber containing a cockroach and two termites dating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old. Donated by Cobra and Bellamy

Caterpillar skin in Dominican amber
A shed caterpillar skin Lepidoptera, in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Page 66 Fig. 66 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Edwardian necklace
A necklace containing fake amber beads. Included are celluloid, phenolic resin, casein and glass beads. Fig. 11 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Quercus bract in baltic amber
A bract from the male flower of an oak tree in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Baltic amber

Social wasp in amber
A social wasp preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Donated by Cobra and Bellamy

Isle of Wight amber
Spider in Isle of Wight amber. Lower Cretaceous about 130 million years old. Borrowed from Museum of Isle of Wight Geology

Moth preserved in Baltic amber
A moth preserved in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 40 million years old

Carnelian specimen

Citrine specimen

Corydasialis inexpectatus

Insects in amber
Insects trapped and preserved within in amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Amber cigarette holder
Discovered in Romania. BM 1934, 934 A specimen from the collections of The Natural History Museum, London

Arachnids in an amber pendant
Two arachnids (Phalaphium sp.) harvestman and (Oxyopes sp.) lynx spider trapped and preserved in amber. The amber has been made into a pendant for a necklace

Beetle in amber

Weevil in amber
A weevil beetle preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen originates from the Lower Miocene period

Unfinished painting of a woman by David Wright
Unfinished painting of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, by David Wright, Britains foremost pin-up artist of the wartime era. Date: c.1944

Scobia spinosa, fungus gnat in amber
A fungus gnat length 5.5mm, trapped and preserved in Baltic amber

Fungus gnat in amber
Fungus gnat, about 2mm in length, in Eocene Baltic amber about 40 million years old

Amber from Burma
A large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right. Note size of specimen from hands included for scale

Amber on a Norfolk beach
Amber is a fossilised form of tree resin. Baltic amber is occasionally washed up on the beaches of eastern Britain

Fluorescent group
A group including amber, ruby, ivory, fluorite and opal photographed in ultra violet light. See 179 for the same group in white light

LITHUANIA. Amber necklaces and other objects. Jewelry

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

India - Shish Mahal Gateway, Umber
India - Amber Fort at Jaipur - The Palace of Glass Date: circa 1916

Amber Palace, Jaipur
The ornate windows of the Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Started in 1592 and completed two centuries later, a fusion of Mughal and Hindu architecture. Date: 16th - 18th century

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