Lot 769
Tarantula Dipluridae and Other Insects in 100 Million Year Old Burmite Amber. Burmite is the early Cretaceous 96-110 million year old amber found in the Huzanne Valley in northern Myanmar (Burma). The tarantula is 5½ mm long with an odd looking beetle and centipede in a 25 X 17 X 9 mm honey colored amber nugget. Tarantula Dipluridae are known as Funner-Web Tarantulas having large and powerful chelicerates (fangs) that are venomous and move up and down in a stabbing motion. The venom gland is contained within the fangs. This rare extinct spider is presented with an enlarged photo in a 8X6 inch Ryker mount. Estimated Value $600 - UP
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