{"id":1329,"date":"2025-12-02T17:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1329"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:14:05","slug":"large-cretaceous-cockroach-blattodea-in-burmite-amber-ui-g-20-25","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/product\/large-cretaceous-cockroach-blattodea-in-burmite-amber-ui-g-20-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Cretaceous Cockroach (Blattodea) in Burmite Amber | UI-G-20-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">This impressive piece of Burmite (Burmese Amber) captures a moment frozen in time approximately 99 million years ago. The centerpiece is a complete and detailed <b>Cockroach (Order: Blattodea)<\/b>, likely belonging to the extinct family <i>Blattulidae<\/i>, which thrived in the tropical forests of our most famous Cretaceous Hukawng Valley.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b>Specimen Details:<\/b> The preservation of this insect is remarkable. Key diagnostic features are clearly visible:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b>The Pronotum:<\/b> The characteristic shield-like plate covering the head is distinct, a hallmark of cockroach evolution that has remained unchanged for millions of years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b>Legs &amp; Antennae:<\/b> The specimen features well-defined &#8220;cursorial&#8221; (running) legs with visible traction spines and long, whip-like antennae extending from the head.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b>Coloration:<\/b> Under strong lighting, the exoskeleton exhibits a fascinating greenish-golden sheen. While often an artifact of fossilization in amber, this &#8220;structural color&#8221; highlights the relief of the wings (tegmina) against the resin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\"><b>The Matrix:<\/b> The amber itself is a large, polished cabochon weighing nearly 30 carats. It possesses excellent transparency, allowing for easy macro photography. The background reveals sweeping &#8220;flow lines&#8221;\u2014layers of resin that poured over one another nearly 100 million years ago\u2014adding geological character to the biological rarity.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Dimensions: <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">40&#215;24.11&#215;10.3<\/span>mm<br \/>\nWeight: <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">29.76<\/span> cts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This impressive piece of Burmite (Burmese Amber) captures a moment frozen in time approximately 99 million years ago. The centerpiece is a complete and detailed Cockroach (Order: Blattodea), likely belonging to the extinct family Blattulidae, which thrived in the tropical forests of our most famous Cretaceous Hukawng Valley. Specimen Details: The preservation of this insect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1330,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1329"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}