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Researchers observed evidence of queuing migration in mites fossilized inside a piece of Burmese amber dating to approximately 100 million years ago, providing the earliest known evidence of this collective behavior in terrestrial arthropods.

Burmese amber

Who
Diying Huang and Qiang Xuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology)
What
Researchers observed evidence of queuing migration in mites fossilized inside a piece of Burmese amber dating to approximately 100 million years ago, providing the earliest known evidence of this collective behavior in terrestrial arthropods.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:00:01 GMT · 2h 32m ago
Where
Burmese amber ·
Why
This study clarifies the mechanism behind queue formation, discovering silk threads connecting adjacent individual mites and a silk-producing organ in the mites, representing the first fossil evidence of silk utilization in mites.
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The discovery sheds new light on the evolution of collective behaviors, suggesting that queuing emerged earlier than previously thought in terrestrial arthropods and mites. It provides a unique glimpse into the complex social behaviors of ancient tiny creatures.

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    Researchers observed evidence of queuing migration in mites fossilized inside a piece of Burmese amber dating to approximately 100 million years ago, providing the earliest known evidence of this collective behavior in terrestrial arthropods.
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    Researchers observed evidence of queuing migration in mites fossilized inside a piece of Burmese amber dating to approximately 100 million years ago.
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    Researchers observed mites fossilized inside a piece of Burmese amber, dating to approximately 100 million years ago, formed in a long, orderly queue.
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