microrobert
02-12-2012, 09:24 AM
"Vampire" Parasite Found Entombed in Amber
Bat fly fossil from 20 million years ago the first of its kind, study says..
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/485/cache/bat-fly-found-in-amber_48564_600x450.jpg
The first known fossil of a rare bloodsucker called the bat fly has been found in 20-million-year-old amber. What's more, the ancient bug was host to bat malaria, an even rarer find, according to a new study.
George Poinar, Jr., an expert on insects preserved in amber at Oregon State University, discovered the bat fly in a mine in the Dominican Republic.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120210-vampire-bat-fly-amber-malaria-parasites-animals-science/
Bat fly fossil from 20 million years ago the first of its kind, study says..
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/485/cache/bat-fly-found-in-amber_48564_600x450.jpg
The first known fossil of a rare bloodsucker called the bat fly has been found in 20-million-year-old amber. What's more, the ancient bug was host to bat malaria, an even rarer find, according to a new study.
George Poinar, Jr., an expert on insects preserved in amber at Oregon State University, discovered the bat fly in a mine in the Dominican Republic.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120210-vampire-bat-fly-amber-malaria-parasites-animals-science/