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Aphid larva
WORKER ANT, APHID LARVA
Age: 45 million years old
Size: 20 milimeters (0.7 in) by 12 millimeters (0.4 in) ; inclusions: 2 millime-
ters (0.07 in)
Location: Kaliningrad Region, Russia
Period: Eocene
"Ant" is the general name given to some 8,000 species of insects that live so-
cial lives, live in colonies, and build their nests under ground. Each species
of ant has its own particular characteristics. Inside this amber, a semi-adult
leaf aphid has been fossilized alongside the worker ant. Aphids generally
live cooperative lives with ants, because some ants feed the aphids.
These 45-million-year-old creatures, identical to today's ants and aphids,
defy the claims made by the theory of evolution.
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