British Researcher Unearths 20 Million Year Old Spider! (Link)

Paleontologist Dr David Penney from the Manchester University in England has discovered a 20 million year old spider that was embedded in amber and was thus preserved in a near perfect state.

Penney has used two droplets of blood found in the amber to accurately assess the age of the specimen.

The details about this find can be found in the latest issue of the Journal Palaeontology.