This Spider Is 49 Million Years Old

Unfortunately, he/she is dead. Very, very dead. But! Clever scientists have been able to bring it to life (sorta) via x-ray scans, which virtually dug the crawler out of its prehistoric amber crypt. The video is eerily silent. [via Hairpin]

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    TvZ

    Friday, May 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    I was hoping it would be gigantic, but it is just another spider…

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    Stuart

    Friday, May 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    As much as these sorts of images have been around for a while, still the detail just blows me away.

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      Lillee

      Friday, May 20, 2011 at 4:58 PM

      “As much as these sorts of images have been around for a while”

      …yeah try 49 million years… ba dum tsh

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