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WHAT IS HARDENED TREE RESIN THAT INSECTS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED IN?

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That is called amber — fossilized tree resin. Amber forms when tree resin is buried and chemically hardens (polymerizes and oxidizes) over millions of years, often preserving insects, plant bits, and other inclusions. (Younger, not fully fossilized resin is called copal.)