Valin Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 CBS A picture of an over 100 million-year-old fossil, discovered by experts at Oregon State University, that shows an attack between a spider and a wasp. / CBS Seattle/Oregon State University Like an old photograph, a 100-million-year-old fossil has captured something extraordinary from time: A battle involving a spider attacking its prey. (Snip) According to George Poinar, Jr., OSU zoology professor emeritus, the spider had the wasp under its grasp and was about to make it food. However, Poinar said: "The wasp was watching the spider just as it was about to be attacked, when tree resin flowed over and captured both of them." (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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