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Our Insects In Amber

The Amber Lady presents a remarkable collection of insect inclusions in amber. These specimens, mostly collected from the central mountain range of the Dominican Republic, are dated by geologists as being between 25 and 40 million years old. The inclusions, commonly referred to as fossils, actually are more like 'mummies'. The DNA of these specimens is often intact and, unless they are exposed to the atmosphere, remain exactly as they were when the insect was entombed.

We now offer our specimens as pendants. We have a number of prepared pendants or you can make a request.

See especially our featured COLLECTOR PIECES; some are unbelievable!! Or our present inventory list with something for everybody. And now we offer a FOSSIL of the MONTH - always an exceptional piece at an exceptional price.

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Specimens range in value according to the rarity of the inclusion, placement of the amber (visibility) and the aesthetic of the piece or how beautiful or interesting it is. The size of the amber is also a consideration as larger pieces are valued highly. Our inclusions are in polished honey colored amber.

And now we offer our specimens as pendants. We have a number of prepared pendants or you can make a request.

Our basic Dominican specimens have visible insects but with irregular placement. They are $15 each or 5 for $65. New neat bugs from the Baltic. 40 million year old little flies!!! These are hard to come by so take advantage now. Take a look! $20 each , 5 for $75 , 10 for $100. Our fine specimens are better insects that have good placement in the amber. Take a look at some samples of this quality. All have genuine recognizeable insect inclusions worthy of any professional collection. These are also available as pendants. They are $30 each or 5 for $125.           We have many exceptional collector pieces; all one of a kind. See our latest list of available bugs. See our fossil of the month. We offer inexpensive "kids samples" and educational packs for the classroom. All specimens are accompanied by a foldout illustrated story of insects in amber designed by The Amber Lady herself. Look at our SOLD collector bug archive and let us know if you are looking for specific inclusions; we will keep you in mind if we find something. Learn more About Amber with us. How to value your amber and its inclusions. Online resources about amber, bugs and paleontology. Books about amber. Amber in Mythology. The AmberLady's "Look at Dominican Amber."

Fossil Pendants

JUST ARRIVED !!!
Many new pendants and specimens not pictured. Call or email - ask the amberlady what she has!
If there is something else you seek call or email us - we probably have it !!

You can now buy our inclusions on 18" gold filled cable chain; share your passion as a gift of fine jewelry. Or look at other neckware we carry.

FP-1: $35.00 FP-2: $55.00 FP-3: $75.00 unavailable; see below for pendants $75 & above

Below pendants come with chain and gold filled wire bail that can be changed to silver (make comment on order). We have other similar specimens, not yet photographed, available; call or email for details.

Stingless Bee. Beautiful piece Globular, sidedrilled and built into silver chain. pn1001 - $200	Clear view of bee & smaller insect. Honey amber, almost 2" long. see DETAIL pn1002 - $200	StamenWeevil Sweet, Clear 1" pendant w/silver wire and chain. see DETAIL pn1015 - $100	True Bug - these are special in amber. This elongated 1 1/4" pendant also sports a spider! see DETAIL pn1016 - $100	Stingless Bee Everyone's favorite! and in a beautiful 1 3/4" pendant w/silver chain and bail see DETAIL pn1017 - $150	Large fly w/great wings, & several smaller ones.  Glowy pendant, 1 3/8"  w/Silver wire and chain see DETAIL pn1018 - $150

Three reproductive termites on 1" pendant, silver bail and chain. see DETAIL pn1019 - $150	Spider and leaf thin piece on 1 1/4" rounded pendant. Great spider! Silver wire and chain. see DETAIL pn1020 - $150	Leptomyrmex ant. RARE!!  1" Pendant, large bug but side view only, so great price! see DETAIL or collector piece. pn1021 - $150

FLAT FOOTED BEETLE in clear yellow amber drop PN403 - $150	3 FLATFOOTED AMBROSIA BEETLES 20 x 20mm triangle shape pn602 - $150	Nice juicy spider, fungus gnats and a rare mosquito. S O L D !	MYSTERY BUG !@! not sure what it is see DETAILED view 1" organic triangle shape S O L D !!	NICE BUG and PENDANT about 3/4" pn654 - $100

TERMITES and WINGS 24 x 10 mm DETAIL view S O L D !	DIPTERA teardrop shape about 1 1/4" yellow amber pn656 - $100	Little Bugs Large 2" silver pendant pn769 - $100	Nice size Moth w/sandfly, in clear yellow amber, 1 1/2”, in silver. see Detail ! pn816- $400	2 AMBROSIA BEETLES and enhydros, in silver pn905 - $100	Nice spider in silver setting 3/4" pendant. pn907 - $150

Caddisfly wings spread, honey pendant, 1", silver ball cap see DETAIL S O L D !	Red ghost of large ant , 1 1/2" pendant honey color, simple silver wire bail. pn910 - $100	Simple diptera in nicely shaped long 1  3/8" long honey color pendant pn914 - $100	Spider web with entrapments.Very unusual, Clear honey amber. Silver, 3/4". see DETAIL pn916 - $150	Little Spider Small & special. 1/2' pendant in silver with perfect spider. see DETAIL S O L D !	Nymph Cockroach and flower in honey red amber.  Very unusual find, especially in one piece.  1", silver pn919 - $250

SUPER GRAVEYARD! includes a weevil, waterbugs, mosquito,more. Nicely sized 1 3/4" pendant. see DETAIL pn920 - $300	Stingless bee. Lovely 1 inch honey colored pendant in silver. S O L D !	Flying ant in rather large 1 1/2" pendant, yellow color. see DETAIL pn922 - $100	Cute little fly, great wings. Honey amber w/red inclusions 1", silver wire bail. see DETAIL pn923 - $100

Lovely oval shape 1 1/2" yellow amber with square headed ant. see DETAIL pn1003 - $200	Stingless bee very visible. Nice 1 1/2" pendant with red striations. see DETAIL S O L D !	Nice ant! 3/4" globular shaped pendant see DETAIL S O L D !	Long shape. End of life for a large ant. see DETAIL pn1006-$100	Very interesting beetle. Maybe a click beetle? 1 1/2" honey amber pendant see DETAIL S O L D !	Very visible yet mysterious looking worker termite - 1" yellow amber pendant pn1008 - $150

Small Spider well placed in lovely, clear yellow amber, 1 1/2" pendant see DETAIL pn1011- $150	Love and War - Unusual combo: 2 cockroaches & a large fungus gnat in a small well shaped 5/8" pendant. S O L D !	Sweet unusual beetle in 1 1/4" full bodied clear yellow amber pendant. pn1013 - $100	Ambrosia beetle nice 1" rounded honey amber pendant. pn1014 - $100

Ancient Mystery; Fossil pendant on beaded necklace with handmade silver beads All are different 18" w/pendant $135.00 22" w/pendant $185.00	Annabel's Treasure; Insect pendant on sterling silver or gold filled tube chain studded with amber of varied colors and shapes. Sterling Silver $95.00 - Gold Filled $110.00 -	Illusion Necklace with inclusions each will be different Only $40.00 Illusion-inclusion	Juicy Bits of Ancient Mystery! A Bug in every bead 18" necklace designed with 14/20 gold filled tubes and clasp see DETAIL view Only $160 16" for a smaller neck: Only $140

The new "Silver Slim" necklace features one of our $35.00 pendants adapted into a 17" necklace with sterling tube beads, and a juicy bit dangling from the extender chain that also contains an insect!!! Only $55 If you would like a pendant with a more significant insect you can select any of our pendants above and for $15 more we will adapt it to this style w/a silver chain. Email the amberlady separately for any adaptations desired.

 

EARFOSSIL (EF) A bug in each ear! Sterling silver. All different. Limited quantities. $75.00 a pair.

Another fossil earring alternative. These drops each have an ancient insect inclusion, but smaller and less significant than the $75 variety above. Earwire is gold filled. Only $40.00 while supply lasts!

Earrings with water/air bubbles Gold filled eaf772 - $75	Earrings with midge and ambrosia beetle see DETAIL S O L D !!	Earrings with moth and dipteras with nice inclusions - gold filled S O L D !!

We, of course, carry traditional amber jewelry, if your tastes run in that direction. And what about one of these nature spirit fossil ivory carvings. We have many other striking carvings.

Reindeer Friends and Leaves in 3 dimensions only $150	Brownowlman 3 1/2 x 1 1/4" brown toned fossil walrus ivory only $125	Winged Ram Goddess in 3 dimensions only $150	Winged Bear fossil walrus ivory grey-brown color 2 1/2" long only $125

You'll also want to meet one of our PESKY NETSUKES. These mischievous nature spirits, in fossilized walrus ivory, will guide you and yours through thick and thin. Several are shown here and many more are on our NETSUKES PAGE.
Firespirit Only $75.00	Deathrider S O L D	Snakeman Only $75	Beelzebub only $75

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The study of fossils in amber is not a Jurassic Park phenomena. As a matter of fact, the Natural History Museum in London is undertaking research to confirm that DNA can be extracted from insects ensnared in amber for millions of years. So before the sales pitch, we'd like to educate and entertain a bit ... Select any thumbnail below for a detailed photo of the subject fossil.

In May 1995 Science (Vol.268, pg.1060) told how a bacterial spore was revived and cultured from the abdominal contents of bees preserved for 25-40 million years. Our bugs are from the same deposits as those bees.

Here is a gorgeous example of a fungusgnat, courtesy of Mark Meyer's exceptional amber gallery. It's from Dominican amber near our deposits. Its features are remarkably preserved down to the hair on its body! In 1995 Science (Vol.269, pg. 1819) had a damselfly (left) taken from similar deposits. This 'Lady in Amber', is part of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. These two spiders are from the Swedish Amber Museum which has one of the largest single pieces of amber in the world; a 238 kg whooper! Wolfgang Wiggers of the University of Bremen has a fantastic collection of stereograph photographs. Here is a remarkable image of an aphid being carried by an ant. Look at his others. A scientist bought this bug on ebay for about $30 and found it to be a new species of aphid !! We can't promise but maybe one of our pieces will make you famous. Read all about it.

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