The researchers used 3D imaging to restore 49 million years ago, Amber

Under the microscope to see tall spider fossils. 3D image display, this spider is tall spider.

BAGHDAD, British and German researchers on the archive dating back 4900 years in a spider in amber were 3D imaging, reducing its true colors and to determine its true identity.

Scientists are not sure the animal is the first tall spider. The spiders are known for speed and strength is known, the resin from the trees dripping slow, not too tall to capture the spider. But with new computer imaging technology, researchers at the University of Manchester and German counterparts to determine the spider is the spider family, a tall, physical preservation of the details of the extent surprising.

Tall spider is still living on Earth, but only in tropical and southern Europe, hot and dry areas found their footprints. 50 million years ago, they have lived in Central Europe. Piece of amber was the mid-19th century the famous German paleontologist Georgica Wilbur Rand's collections. Over the past 150 years, scientists study them in depth, but has been unable to determine the true identity of animals to be closed.

Of research papers, University of Manchester, Department of Life Dr. David Payne, said: "The study found that exciting, because our findings suggest that this technique can darken the amber of other important historical specimens of . "