Fungus Gnat (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Fungus Gnat

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A fungus gnat trapped in amber some 45-55 million years ago is carrying on the upper portion of its severed leg a pollen sac from an orchid -- the oldest evidence of the flower ever discovered.

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George Poinar, Oregon State University

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