Fossil Amber Preserves Ecological Interactions between Ancient Ants and Other Organisms

Feb 27, 2026 - 14:15
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Fossil Amber Preserves Ecological Interactions between Ancient Ants and Other Organisms
Fossil ant colony preserved in a piece of Baltic amber from Lithuania. Image credit: José de la Fuente & Agustín Estrada-Peña, doi: 10.3389/fevo.2026.1724595.

Fossils trapped in amber aren’t just beautiful, they may preserve real ecological interactions, including possible parasitism or commensal relationships between ants and mites, as revealed by a new, cutting-edge morphological study of six specimens of Baltic, Dominican and Burmese amber.

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