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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Strange prehistoric bug with claws found trapped in amber in Myanmar named after K-pop group

A prehistoric species of bug with claws has been discovered in Myanmar based on an intact fossil trapped in amber.

The insect was found trapped in amber from a site in Myanmar’s northernmost state of Kachin, and represents the first fossil bug with a forceps-like leg. The discovery sheds light on the 100-million-year-old forest ecosystem in which it lived.

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