Time Capsule from the Cretaceous

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An ancient and rare beetle fossil is the oldest example of a social relationship between two animal species. Almost 100 million years ago, a tiny and misfortunate beetle died after wandering into a sticky glob of resin leaking from a tree in a region near present-day Southeast Asia. Fossilized in amber, this beetle eventually made its way to the desk of entomologist Joe Parker, assistant professor of biology and biological engineering at Caltech. Parker and his colleagues have now determined that the perfectly preserved beetle fossil is the oldest-known example of an animal in a behaviorally symbiotic relationship. Learn more: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/these-beetles-have-successfully-freeloaded-100-million-years Amber Ant photo courtesy Phil Barden / New Jersey Institute of Technology Creative Commons music by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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