From mating to fossilization (artist’s impression) (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

From mating to fossilization (artist’s impression)

Caption

With the resin flowing slowly down the tree, the termites get trapped on the sticky surface and might eventually turn into an amber fossil.

Credit

Anna Prokhorova (OIST/ The Czech Academy of Sciences)

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