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Archive for October 27th, 2009

Ancient “Monster” Fly Discovered

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

A single, incredibly well-preserved specimen of the tiny but scary-looking fly was preserved for eternity in Burmese amber, and it had a small horn emerging from the top of its head, topped by three eyes that would have given it the ability to see predators coming. But despite that clever defense mechanism, it was apparently […]