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A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time

Article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago) (1 children)

(That was the joke. Well, an attempt at a joke at least.)

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It was too early in the morning for me to pick up on that.

My fault, not yours.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)

No worries, I get mistaken for a stupid person all the time (... but I added the word "mistaken" there out of my own hubris, deep down I know those are no mistakes).