Enhydros (air and water inclusions) may enhance the colour effect and add beauty to a piece of amber, even dust particles and stalactite formations might be interesting for scientists, jewelers and collectors alike.

But inclusions like plants, insects, worms or even small vertebrates are even more fascinating. Most specimens are rather small and large size pieces with rare inclusions are highly valuable. In addition, the visibility and the position of the inclusion inside the specimen are important factors.

This is an (incomplete) list of inclusions that can be found in Dominican amber:

Insects, Non-insects and Vertebrates Ants Termites Beetles Bees Mosquitoes Grasshoppers Planthoppers Leafhoppers Cicadas Aphids Flees Fireflies Ticks Butterflies, Moths Springtails (Collembola) Crickets Cockroaches Centipedes Millipedes Barklice Thrips True Bugs Lacewings Dusty-wings Beetles Scorpions / pseudo-scorpions Spiders Webspinners Mantises Flies Fireflies Wasps Small (Gecko) Lizards Frogs Plants and others Flowers Mushroom caps Seeds Leaves Stems Animal hair Bird feathers Spider webs Eggs, Larvae and Pupae

A great variety of these insteresting, unique and valuable inclusions can be appreciated at the Amber World Museum.

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