Cuckoo wasps were shades of metallic green 99 million years ago just like they are today, a study of extraordinarily-preserved insects trapped in amber has revealed. Cuckoo wasps were shades of metallic green 99 million years ago just like they are today, a study of extraordinarily well-preserved insect fossils in amber has revealed. Some of these ancient creepy crawlies — which would have lived alongside the dinosaurs — appear to have kept their original colours. 'The rare set of amber fossils includes cuckoo wasps with metallic bluish-green, yellowish-green, purplish-blue or green colours on the head, thorax, abdomen and legs,' said Dr Cai. The beetles, meanwhile, had bodies in shades of blue and purple, while the soldier fly was a dark metallic green.

Source: Daily Mail June 30, 2020 23:02 UTC