Ultra RARE True Female Mosquito with Worker Ant in Dominican Amber Fossil for Sale

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Ultra RARE True Female Mosquito with Worker Ant in Dominican Amber Fossil For Sale

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Ultra RARE True Female Mosquito with Worker Ant in Dominican Amber Fossil:
$275.00

Please consider my low starting offer sales as well. Thank you!

Please see my response. I have been selling amber fossils for over 10 years on anddo not sell fake amber only genuine material from now extinct plant sourcesnot glass or plastic embedded with present day inclusions.

This fully polished specimen ofall-naturalauthenticDominican amber from the mines in the Dominican Republic contains a super rare, true mosquito from the Family Culicidae. Some of its legs are detached. Thisparticular mosquito is a female hence it would have been capable of drawingblood. Please note its long proboscis it would have used to draw blood with. It also has branched antennae used in identifying it as a female. It is one of only a handful of amber fossils I have seen with a mosquito in them.

There is also a small worker ant near one of the legs of the mosquito.

According to Secrets of a Lost World: Dominican Amber and ItsInclusionsby Rafael Jie Chiang Wu, \'novices may sometimes mistakesome gnats and midges for mosquitoes. A closer examination will reveal thedifferences. Male mosquitoes have very plumose (feather-like) antennae and donot bite; they feed on nectar and other plant juices. Females have only a fewshort hairs on the antennae and with their long proboscis are blood-sucking.Adult mosquitoes act as vectors of dengue fever, filariasis, yellow fever, andmalaria. They are very seldom seen in amber, probably because they would nothave been attracted to the odor of resin.’

This mosquito would have inhabited an ancient rain forest that is long gone.

Geological studies have dated Dominican amber to be between 17 and 20 million years old!

The piece itself weighs 1.0 gramsand has approximate dimensions of 1.9 cm length, 1.3 cm width, and0.6 cm height.NOTE: 2.5 cm is approximately 1 inch.This piece was prepared from rough originating from theDominican Republic.

Pleasemouse over or click on imagesto see a larger view. I do combineitems to save on shipping costs.

Dominican fossil amber is known for the clarity of its inclusions including such things as insects, arachnids,and botanicals.

All amber I offer is authentic, non-treated material. Many of these specimens have been hand-sanded and polished by me. They have not been reconstituted nor are they plastic.

This amber is much more rare than the ever prevalent Baltic amber which originates from several countries and across Europe.

Dominican amber comes from one island source: the Dominican Republic which shares the island with Haitiand the supply is much smaller than that of Baltic amber which has been mined for centuries and now is mass mined as opposed to Dominican material which has been mined for only decades with picks and hammers by candlelight.

I will combine items for up to 7 days to save on shipping costs.

International Buyers: Please note that I ship using First Class Mail International.

A SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please understand that import duties, taxes and charges are NOT included in the selling price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer\'s responsibility.

Please check your country\'s customs office to determine what these additional charges may be prior to offerding/buying.

I cannot guarantee delivery of your item in a set amount of time. Different country\'s customs offices take longer to process items than others do.

Lastly, I do not mark merchandise values below their truevalue or mark items as \"gifts.\" U.S. and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. Honesty is the best option.

I only sell genuine, all-natural, non-heat treated, reconstituted,or color enhanced amber.Please note that the majority of Dominican amber is NOT fossiliferous as this piece. Fossiliferous pieces have more value. This piece could be used as a specimen or in a piece of jewelry. Thank you for your consideration. This amber will ship worldwide. I will combine items to save onshipping for up to a7 day period and usually ship within a 24 hour period.

Please note that the saltwater test to identify real from fake amber is not reliable. The saltwater test claims that real amber will float in saltwater while fake amber will sink.
However, many amber sources or even specimens will not float in saltwater as their botanical (plant) composition as well as fossil inclusions are such that they are more dense than saltwater and so sink. I do not sell fake amber. My response should help demonstrate this.