Often an inclusion in amber will be dwarfed by several larger inclusions. Such is the case with this small member of the dipteran order, as clearly shown by these measurements of the specimen. A piece of amber with only a single tiny inclusion such as this may well be overlooked as fossil amber and used simply as jewelry. A close examination of stones used in necklaces or earrings may reveal previously unknown inclusions similar this one.

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The picture on the far left shows the striking details that can be observed in amber fossils such as the hairs on the legs of the specimen shown above. On a leg just 15 microns across you can see hairs that are a mere 33 microns long. Though no measurements were made of width of the hairs, they appear to be less than a micron across.

Another, somewhat larger inclusion to the immediate left is also a member of the dipteran order, distinctly different from the others.
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