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A unique example of a fossil tick preserved wrapped in a spider web from the Cretaceous Burmese amber; it is the oldest and only example of a tick caught by a spider in the fossil record. Image credit: Dunlop et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2018.04.013.

99-Million-Year-Old Hard Tick Wrapped in Spider Silk Found Encased in Amber

Jun 14, 2018 by News Staff

The oldest example of a tick wrapped in spider silk has been found, preserved in Burmese amber. It dates from the Cretaceous period, about 99 million years...