Amber Listserv / Rock and flower

[TOM BUCKLEY]

Andy,

    In the field of entomology it's considered bad form to ridicule another species' excrement. LOL

    Seriously, I've seen this type of doo-doo laid down by slow moving critters such as snails and caterpillars.

Tom
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andy Ng 
  To: TOM BUCKLEY 
  Cc: amber group 
  Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 3:31 PM
  Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / Rock and flower


  Tom,

  It's 3.13AM and I just got off a net conference with a customer from your side of the planet, so pardon me if my ramblings sound punch drunk.

  Insect poop you say? I'm smiling as I tiredly type, but nonetheless it's an interesting premise. Assuming that to be correct, the insect which dropped this load has a VERY accurate anal sphincter. The pellets are laid out in a row, insect makes a 180 degree turn, lays a splotch of diarrhoea and keeps laying 'em out and after that 'U' line is done, does another smaller 'U' within the first one. I bet there's a bunch of sanitation engineers who wish humans were that accurate! LOL! 

  I know my photos aren't the bee's knees. The piece was sanded down to within an estimated 2mm of the object within, and it's only half done. Gotta gingerly saw the bottom side and sand it for a 2-side view. Will post better pix next time round. 

  Andy


  On 9/8/07, TOM BUCKLEY <tbuck22 at optonline.net> wrote:
    Andy,

        I think it looks like insect poop. Especially the way it appears to be a string of mashed-together pellets.

    Tom
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Andy Ng 
      To: amber group 
      Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:21 AM
      Subject: Amber Listserv / Rock and flower


      Hi guys,

      The first photo is of the companion piece to my last post. Found in the same hole, it has some rock between the layers. 

      The other 2 photos are of a flower-like object I found in a piece today. At first glance I thought they were like seeds rather similar to the internals of a red chilli. Any botanist care to take a stab at it? 

      Andy



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