FfFfFfFF 58,897 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Amber mined for centuries in Myanmar for jewelry is a treasure trove for understanding the evolution of spiders and their other arachnid relatives. Two independent teams describe four 100-million-year-old specimens encased in amber that look like a cross between a spider and a scorpion. The discovery, "could help close major gaps in our understanding of spider evolution," says Prashant Sharma, an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Arachnids are a group of eight-legged invertebrates that includes scorpions, ticks, and spiders. Spiders are known for their spinnerets—modified "legs" that produce silk. Male spiders have also evolved another modified "leg" between their fangs and the back four pairs of legs that inserts sperm into the female. "The degree of preservation is exquisite, and the fossils' anatomy is easy to interpret," Sharma says. The presence of the spinnerets, he adds, means they must have originated "very early" in arachnid evolution. The male specimens also have the special appendages for inserting sperm into the female. Source - https://www.science.org/content/article/part-spider-part-scorpion-creature-captured-amber? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 128,967 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 it should stay in history So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 the prehistoric times truly seemed like a scary place with all the ferocious animals It is fascinating tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFXIV WhiteMage 6,354 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 If it's small then I won't mind scientists resurrecting it just like what they are doing to Mammoths Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatigay 21,237 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Hey now, hey now, this is what (nightmares) are made of Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 21,890 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 for some odd reason i want it as a pet whats happening to me. #RaidTheCloset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papergangster 2,823 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, InTheCloset said: for some odd reason i want it as a pet whats happening to me. I’m judging you, even though I know I shouldn’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,897 Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, InTheCloset said: for some odd reason i want it as a pet whats happening to me. Well people already have scorpios and spiders as pets separately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applepear 373 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Um no thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 21,890 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Just now, FfFfFfFF said: Well people already have scorpios and spiders as pets separately. but i want the cross one. #RaidTheCloset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 21,890 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, papergangster said: I’m judging you, even though I know I shouldn’t. judge me and i'll get my spider scorpion cross to bite you in your sleep Spoiler JK #RaidTheCloset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 21,890 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: this is cute #RaidTheCloset Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,600 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Thank god they are long instinct lol. I'm already terrified at the idea of having a tiny spider somewhere in my room so I can't imagine my reaction if I saw a spider/scorpion hybrid on a spider web under my BED??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMS 1,846 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 It looks v similar to a tailless whip scorpion, which is also a combo of both spider and scorpion. GAMS, gay popstar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illundressyou 447 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 that's SO cool!! although I'd be terrified of them lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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