3 dot studio -- mark r. meyer -- solpugid in amber -- September 1999

A One-of-a-Kind Inclusion
in Amber

A solpugid or wind-scorpion, found in a sample of amber from the Dominican Republic, is the only known fossil of this arachnid order ever recovered to date from amber. A relative of true scorpions and a predator of smaller insects and other arthropods, solpugids are non-venemous and lack the segmented tail and stinger of true scorpions. Magnification ca. x 6.
From the collection of Dr. J.W. Truman; Seattle, WA

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A solpugid or wind-scorpion, found in a sample of amber from the Dominican Republic, is the only known fossil of this arachnid order ever recovered to date from amber. A relative of true scorpions and a predator of smaller insects and other arthropods, solpugids are non-venemous and lack the segmented tail and stinger of true scorpions. Magnification ca. x 6.
From the collection of Dr. J.W. Truman; Seattle, WA