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Open Thread -- "What's Bugging You?" Edition

eBay has inadvertently opened a whole new dimension in "specialty products" -- undiscovered species. Specifically, and entomologically speaking, bugs.

"Mindarus ebayi," anyone?

Mindarus harringtoni
Photo: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
Click the image for the original article at the Telegraph.

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"It's not uncommon to find insects in amber... but I'm not sure that one has turned up on eBay that has been undiscovered before. It's a rather unusual route to come by," said Dr Harrington.

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Indeed it is. So, what's bugging you? This is an Open Thread.