Oldest bug bonk

Preserved as fossils, two insects remain caught in the act 165 million years later

In the Middle Jurassic, two insects called froghoppers (Anthoscytina perpetua) came together in a dance as old as time.

Before they had a chance to mate, death came knocking. The pair was buried and remained there for 165 million years, preserved as fossils described November 6 in PLOS ONE.