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Meet the Crab-Bug: A 100-Million-Year-Old Monster with Killer Claws

Monday 25 May 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Meet the Crab-Bug: A 100-Million-Year-Old Monster with Killer Claws

Photo: Jack B / Unsplash

Scientists just found a super weird ancient bug trapped in amber [fossilized tree sap] from 100 million years ago, and it has giant crab-like claws on its front legs! This strange creature is so different from any bug alive today that it shows nature invented these awesome pincer claws four separate times in insect history. Now we're wondering: what else is hiding in that golden amber waiting to surprise us?
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