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Published at 410 × 253 in Beetle Fossil Nearly Doubles the Age of Known Parasites of Social Insects

Mesosymbion compactus

A new beetle species discovered in 99-million-year-old amber was most likely a parasite of termite colonies. (Photo credit: Shûhei Yamamoto, Munetoshi Maruyama, and Joseph Parker)

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