Amber Listserv / Bug identification, please.

[Andy Ng]

Thanks Doug and Chris..a weevil it is!

Andy

On 12/13/06, Doug Lundberg <doug at chromosome.com> wrote:
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>  Weevil - good ID, that is what it is.
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> Doug
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> Andy Ng wrote:
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> Hi guys,
>
> Found these 2 bugs in a piece of Borneo cognac amber this morning. The
> bottom bug is probably a balled-up spider...the top bug is about 6mm long
> excluding antennae and the 2 pinkish crooked lines at the bottom right are
> probably threads from my buffing pad. The top bug looks like a weevil of
> some kind...can anyone make a positive identification? I couldn't get a shot
> of its mouth-parts coz there's a (censored) crack blocking that portion.
> Took more than 40 shots, and those buffing pad fibers HAD to spoil the best
> photo...GAAAH! I'm off to polish something dark and very opaque!
>
> Andy
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