From mating to fossilization (artist’s impression)
![From mating to fossilization](/sites/default/files/styles/embed_portrait_lg_1x/public/2024-03/Image4_Artists_Impression_Termites_tandem.jpg?itok=h7nRO_Bg)
With the resin flowing slowly down the tree, the termites get trapped on the sticky surface and might eventually turn into an amber fossil.
Date:
06 March 2024
Credit:
Dr. Anna Prokhorova (OIST/ The Czech Academy of Sciences)
Image credit: Dr. Anna Prokhorova (OIST/ The Czech Academy of Sciences)