Is beeswax as valuable as worms?

Insects are really expensive and valuable for collection, but they mean good looks, and good looks generally mean:

First, the worm should be complete and have sound limbs. Because small animals will try to break free from the shackles of resin when they are wrapped, it is normal to lack arms and legs, so there are few complete animal remains;

Second, it is rare and large. The rarer it is, the more precious it is. It is well understood that large animals are generally strong, not easily wrapped in resin, and easy to break free. Among the insects found so far, the largest is the lizard. The treasure of the famous amber capital Gdansk Amber Museum is a small lizard (no more than 5 in the world).

Third, the supporting facilities are complete and there are no loopholes. If the animal remains are not completely wrapped and partially exposed, so that the remains are prone to decay or weathering, there is no way to remain intact;

Fourth, pearls are in good shape, and the weight is preferably above 50 grams. The shape of the original stone is also very important, and straight things are more in line with the aesthetic feeling of jewelry.

In a word, not all insects are collectible. Generally, small insects such as mosquitoes and ants are more common and the price is not high.

This is a small dinosaur tail recently found in amber in Myanmar.

Worm is a kind of amber, because it contains insect inclusions, so it is called worm. Among all kinds of amber, wormwood not only has high scientific research value, but also can lead us to appreciate the time of tens of thousands of years ago, so many people like wormwood very much.

Insect amber is amber containing insects, which preserves the appearance and even the internal organization of ancient creatures and is known as the unique display window of ancient creatures. This kind of life, which has been frozen for tens of millions of years ago, has remained unchanged for thousands of years and has aura, also called spiritual woman.

An ant is foraging among the flowers.

1. Why are insects so valuable?

There is such a beautiful metaphor: bugs are the best "photographers" in nature. A drop of inadvertently dripping resin instantly froze creatures tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years ago. After thousands of years, it broke through layers of hardships and came to us. This in itself is a small probability event.

In addition, the mining of amber is also difficult, and it is more valuable to mine a complete worm-shaped worm. Therefore, throughout history, insects are one of the most precious amber categories. Both ornamental value and collection value are high, and some collectors think that insects are "luxury goods" in amber.

Rare damselflies amber in museums.

Second, how rare are insects?

Take the Baltic Sea, which produces the most insects, as an example, where 90% of the world's amber is concentrated, and about 5% of it contains insects. According to the annual output of 5 million tons in the Baltic Sea in recent years, about 500,000 insects can be produced every year.

Mushrooms wrapped in amber.

You think bugs are not that rare? Don't jump to conclusions Most of these 500,000 insects are low-level insects: either they are incomplete or they are too small to be seen with a magnifying glass. One in a million, this is the real collection level.

The only amber containing crabs.

3. What kind of insects are collectible?

The value of insects is determined by their species, quantity, size and shape. The wrapping paper in insects has chronological characteristics, so the knowledge level of the appreciator is quite high. At least he is half a biologist. Ha ha.

First of all, we should master several value dimensions (generally speaking) to consider insects.

1. Body size.

In the jewelry industry that advocates "big", the bigger the bug, the more valuable it is. Even if the worm is big, the value of the worm with small body will be greatly reduced.

2. Permanent species

Jin Po, golden brown pearls, brownish red pearls, blood pearls, beeswax, etc. It is contained in the beads that wrap insects, but insects can be clearly seen in the crystal clear beads with Jin Po as the top.

Step 3 be clear

Insects with good clarity and no cracks are worth collecting, but it is also rare;

4. Insect species

Insects Insects cover all kinds of organisms, from fungi and flowers to common mosquitoes, moths and termites. And there are countless species with low frequency (such as crabs, lizards, snails, etc.). ), and good faith is definitely more valuable.

An extremely rare amber wrapped in the feathers of birds and dinosaurs.

5. Insect morphology

The moment when an insect is fixed determines its value. For example, mating ants, mantises, spiders and butterflies pick flowers, basically chinese odyssey, which is priceless.

The earliest worm representing herbivorous behavior.