Copal Amber Specimen | Insectum Vitae

⚖️ Weight: 26gms

📏 Size: 8.1cm x 3.3cm

🌍 Source: Madagascar

🔮 Copal Amber: Solar Resin

💛 Solar Plexus Chakra

Insectum Vitae is an extraordinary Copal Amber specimen that captures an entire colony of ancient life within its flawless golden form. This remarkable piece contains numerous termites, some clustered together, others scattered as if frozen mid-motion  offering a rare glimpse into the delicate rhythm of prehistoric existence.

The preservation is exceptional. Each insect is visible in fine detail, from their tiny segmented bodies to the faint outlines of their little bodies. The collective arrangement within the resin gives the impression of a living network, perfectly stilled, yet full of quiet energy, a microcosm of life preserved by nature’s own design.

Formed from tree resin that slowly polymerised over thousands of years, this specimen bridges the boundary between life and geology. The clarity of the Copal allows light to move effortlessly through it, illuminating each inclusion and creating a warm, honeyed glow that feels almost alive.

Insectum Vitae is Latin for “life within the insect” and is both poetic and scientific. It serves as a natural record of community, adaptation, and preservation, embodying the endurance of even the smallest forms of life through time.

A fascinating and highly collectable piece for those who appreciate the intersection of biology, art, and geological history and a true testament to life, perfectly preserved in amber light.

🌀 Fossils

Fossils are life forms of either plants or animals that have been captured within an impression and preserved usually within the sedimentary rocks. Another type of fossil is resin fossilization where insects and plants are embedded within amber.

Most fossils are just casings or cavities of what was, and the soft parts of the animals and plants are rarely preserved due to certain salts and minerals breaking down the organic matter within.

Now another type of fossil can be completely replaced by an imprint or impression of the original shell, animal or plant within sedimentary rock or hard rock such as petrified wood.

Lastly a process called mineralization, is where an entire cavity can be completely replaced meaning if it was a shell, it would have completely dissolved. Through this process certain acids and solutions penetrate the cavity and form a new matrix within the cavity creating a 3D version of the shell itself.