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  "id": 12350310,
  "title": "99-million-year-old amber reveals insect with mouthpart twice its body length",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/99-million-year-old-amber-reveals-insect-with-mouthpart-twice-its",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:28:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/scientists-examined-13-insects-trapped-in-99-million-year-old-amber-and-identified-a-new-species-whose-flexible-mouthpart-reached-nearly-twice-its-body-length-possibly-letting-it-probe-deep-into-tree-bark-for-sap/articleshow/134730191.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A remarkable new insect species, Cretodorus noonoo, has been unearthed from 99 million-year-old amber found in Myanmar. This intriguing species is linked to the Neazoniidae family, renowned for its extraordinary mouthparts. These long and flexible adaptations reveal specialized feeding behaviors on tree sap. This discovery sheds light on the ecological interactions within Cretaceous forests,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}