Inseto de 100 milhões de anos com garras semelhantes às de caranguejo é encontrado em âmbar

25 de maio de 2026

Reportado por IA

Cientistas identificaram uma nova espécie de inseto preservada em âmbar de 100 milhões de anos proveniente de Mianmar. O percevejo apresenta patas dianteiras incomuns que terminam em grandes estruturas semelhantes a pinças de caranguejo. Os pesquisadores o nomearam Carcinonepa libererrantes em homenagem ao grupo de K-pop Stray Kids.

Pesquisadores da Universidade Ludwig Maximilian de Munique lideraram o estudo do fóssil da região de Kachin, em Mianmar. Eles utilizaram microtomografia computadorizada para criar imagens 3D detalhadas da anatomia do inseto. A equipe comparou as garras com mais de 2.000 estruturas semelhantes de espécies vivas e extintas.

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