http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-165008 John Holmes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:19:33 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-165008 Exactly my point, the mosquitoes helped the Jurassic Park folks to create the dinosaurs. That is way cooler than finding a praying mantis in amber, no blood extracts out of that. Exactly my point, the mosquitoes helped the Jurassic Park folks to create the dinosaurs. That is way cooler than finding a praying mantis in amber, no blood extracts out of that.

]]> http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-164539 the overthinker Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:28:09 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-164539 Jurassic Park used dinosaur blood preserved in mosquitoes. I don't think praying mantises fed on dinosaurs. Jurassic Park used dinosaur blood preserved in mosquitoes. I don’t think praying mantises fed on dinosaurs.

]]> http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-164515 John Holmes Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:32:30 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-164515 hey now, Jurassic Park, remember... hey now, Jurassic Park, remember…

]]> http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-163989 James Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:00:32 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-163989 Wowsers! That is so cool, at least this is cooler than finding a mosquito in some amber.....friggin' mosquitos.... Wowsers! That is so cool, at least this is cooler than finding a mosquito in some amber…..friggin’ mosquitos….

]]> http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-163863 the overthinker Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:37:31 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-163863 To be perfectly precise, it's 87,305,782 years, 6 months, and 21 days old. Dating gets a little hazy after that, but the Institute for Creative Research estimates it died around lunchtime. To be perfectly precise, it’s 87,305,782 years, 6 months, and 21 days old. Dating gets a little hazy after that, but the Institute for Creative Research estimates it died around lunchtime.

]]> http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/04/26/87-million-year-old-praying-mantis-found-encased-in-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-163818 Yabangene Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:09:08 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4423#comment-163818 87 million years old, eh? Are they sure? I think it's more like 73 million. Or maybe 49 million. Need to be precise about these kinds of things, you know. 87 million years old, eh? Are they sure? I think it’s more like 73 million. Or maybe 49 million. Need to be precise about these kinds of things, you know.

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