CRAB SPIDER
FOSSIL NO:
AI0317
AGE:
45 million years
TERM:
Eocene
LOCATION:
Baltic, Kaliningrad, Russia
LIVING SPECIMENS:
PICTURE DETAILS:
1st detail
2nd detail
OTHER INFORMATION:
Spiders, of which this specimen resembles a crab, have some 2,000 different species. The crab spider in this amber is 45 million years old and identical to contemporary crab spiders.