Larva of longhorn beetle in amber
Ct scans of the Volucellini drone flies larvae (a-e) and aforementioned longhorn beetle larva (f-i) from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12549-022-00552-0 all by yours truly
And here is this long horn beetle larva again in comparsion with the modern relative (d) - without benefits of uCT scan clarity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12549-022-00552-0/figures/2
Here is a #fossil giant longhorn beetle larvae from Rovno amber (Ukraine, 35 MYA) - based on the initial photo, yours truly thought it was an onychophora 😀, so I was very excited. #CTscan did tempered my enthusiasm a bit though #fossilfriday 🦖⚒️
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