Of course, she still has her nuptial wings on, but would
normally loose the wings after she has mated. In this case,
she had them 24 million years ago and still has the wings
now.
We have a mating pair of ants! I do not know of anything
like this anywhere. The odds of the event occurring are
slim, the odds of the two landing in resin, not separating,
and becoming immortalized is beyond comprehension.
This
is a close up of the top of the queen.
And
now, below the queen (ventral).
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Body details
from the ventral side of the queen.
The Drone
The
size is about .75 inch x .3 inches x .2 inches. It is my
feeling that this is a rarest piece of amber in the world
- hands down.
The
price of this unbelievably rare specimen is $98,000.