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[Previous entry: "I am loved over at the free republic."] [Main Index] [Next entry: "The Shining trailer redone as father-son shmaltz fest."] 10/02/2005 Entry: "20 million yo spider found in amber." 20 million yo spider found in amber. They also plan to try to extract its DNA out. Arachnid park anyone? Probably not. Even tiny errors in DNA replication can cause huge problems. Dr Penney believes it was climbing up a tree 20 million years ago when it was hit on the head by fast flowing resin, became engulfed in the resin and died. He claims the shape and position of the blood droplets revealed which direction the spider was travelling in and which of its legs broke first. "It's amazing to think that a single piece of amber with a single spider in it can open up a window into what was going on 20 million years ago," he said. See also: Beyond Jurassic Park: Real Science with Ancient DNA.