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		<title>Ancient spider never gets to finish&#160;dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Koerth-Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a spider, which was encased in tree sap while in the act of attacking a wasp. The sap turned to amber, leaving an incredible preserved scene, with even individual strands of silk from the spider's web remaining unbroken for 100 million years. &#8212; The paper this is taken from (sits behind a paywall, [...]]]></description>
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<p>This is a spider, which was encased in tree sap while in the act of attacking a wasp. The sap turned to amber, leaving an incredible preserved scene, with even individual strands of silk from the spider's web remaining unbroken for 100 million years.</p>

<p>&mdash; <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2011.640399">The paper this is taken from</a> (sits behind a paywall, unfortunately)</p>

<p>&mdash; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/jewel/">Learn more about the preservation of bugs in amber</a> at the website for NOVA's "Jewell of the Earth" documentary</p>]]></content:encoded>
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