October 13, 2023
Super RARE Giant Mastotermes + Daddy Long Legs in 15 g Authentic Dominican Amber
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Thislarge, 15.2 gram, fully polished piece all-natural, authentic Dominicanamber from the mines in the Dominican Republic contains an ultra rare, giant winged termite from the genus Mastotermes , species dominicana (now extinct). The only known relatives of this giant termite are found in Australia today. From the tip of its head to tip of its wings, the termite measures around 25 mm (1 inch) in length. There is also a very rare, nicely preserved daddy long legs or harvestman (Pholcid spider, note the long legs) and large flower sepal that resembles a snake in appearance. One can also find a cricket nymph, beetle, ants, and flies. 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 two continents (Europe and Asia). Dominican amber comes from one island source: the Dominican Republic which shares the island with Haiti and 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
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