# The Crab-Clawed Bug of the Cretaceous

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Podcast: [Strange Bites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928)
Published: 2026-05-26T21:05:14+00:00
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100 million years ago, the world was a different planet. Dinosaurs ruled the land, but in the steamy shadows of a coastal forest in what we now call Myanmar, something small and strange was on the hunt. It wasn’t a dinosaur. It wasn’t even a normal bug by today’s standards. It was a tiny predator with a secret weapon no other insect of its time seemed to have, front legs that ended in real, working pincer claws, just like a crab’s. Sources Original scientific paper (open access): Haug, C. et al. (2026). “A True Bug with a True but Unique Chela in 100 Million-Year-Old Amber.” Insects, 17(4), 431. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/17/4/431 ScienceDaily summary (May 25, 2026): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260525000457.htm Phys.org article with images and details: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ancient-amber-reveals-true-bug.html IFLScience feature with additional context: https://www.iflscience.com/amazingly-preserved-100-million-year-old-bug-trapped-in-amber-has-rare-crab-like-claws-83520 Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/maciej-sadowski/ladybug-drones License code: WYUANEOXLCZRVMHF

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