Around 99 million years ago, some insects got trapped in tree sap that later fossilized to form what we call amber. Sounds miserable, right? But these insects had already met a far grimmer fate before that sap came along. 🍄 www.iflscience.com/99-million-y... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

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Around 99 million years ago, some insects got trapped in tree sap that later fossilized to form what we call amber. Sounds miserable, right? But these insects had already met a far grimmer fate before that sap came along. 🍄

https://www.iflscience.com/99-million-year-old-amber-fossils-mark-the-oldest-known-example-of-zombie-fungus-infection-79767

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