Thread subject: Diptera.info :: fly in amber (?)

Posted by Paul Beuk on 19-12-2008 15:25
#6

Looks like a genuine enough Dolichopodidae to me. Distortion like that, of seta being bent in unnatural positions, can occur when force is applied to the resin before it is completely hardened. Similarly, pressure on the resin can cause fractures in the stone (like can be seen in the picture) but it can also result in specimens appearing to be completely shattered and put together again like a jigsaw puzzle.