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100 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still around, this spider had captured a wasp in his web. The wasp was going to be the spider’s dinner. The wasp was going to die watching the spider kill him. The wasp was going to — SPLAT. At that exact moment — one hundred freaking years ago — tree resin flowed over on top of them and froze the two bugs in time for us to see now.
It’s pretty unbelievable. George Poinar, Jr., a zoology professor at Oregon State University, explains:
“This was a male wasp that suddenly found itself trapped in a spider web. This was the wasp’s worst nightmare, and it never ended. The wasp was watching the spider just as it was about to be attacked, when tree resin flowed over and captured both of them.”
The amber that holds the two bugs also contains 15 strands of spider silk and was excavated in a Burmese mine. Researchers say the amber dates back to the Early Cretaceous period, some 97 million to 110 million years ago. It’s the first fossil evidence of a spider attack. Awesome. [Discovery]
You spelt “Garden of Eden” and “6000 years ago” wrong
Do wasps have nightmares?
The wasp could have been dead already. The spider was carrying it’s dinner over to the verandah to get a better look at the sunset.
Clones please ! And when do I get to see a Mammmoth?
I saw something a couple of days ago about the DNA that they wanted to use for the mammoth clone not being good enough
Aaargh!
So in 100M years why hasn’t the spider evolved into spiderman
Probably a thick question but are those thin lines its web strands? They’re more than likely just, well, lines.
It was “one hundred freaking years ago” apparently, not 6000 years ago.
Doh, that was a reply to Dirtymagic.
Are ‘freaking years’ different to normal years?
“froze the two bugs”"
Does “bug” include spiders or is it a synonymous to insects only?
Actually ‘Bug’ has a proper biological definition and Mr. Chan is using it wrong. To be a true bug they need a sucking mouth-part..
(Gotta love QI)
“At that exact moment — one hundred freaking years ago — tree resin flowed over on top of them and froze the two bugs in time for us to see now.”
One hundred years isn’t that long ago.