Move Over Daddy Longlegs, Meet The 48-Million-Year-Old Iridescent "Grandpa Longlegs"
Bright and shiny animals are all over the office , fromdeep ocean wormspecies toelectric blue tarantulasand evenbright jellyfish . Now , several ancientharvestmenhave been discovered in Germany , and the iridescence has even been preserved within the dodo . This research marks the first dodo harvestmen discovered from the Eocene , roughly 48 million years ago . The specimens have the “ daddy tenacious leg ” appearance with humble bodies and long lank legs ....