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This competition is now closed 4,000-year-old beetle found in Natural History Museum collections Advertisement Scientists at the museum have re-examined two specimens of perfectly preserved beetles which were donated to the museum in the 1970s after being unearthed in East Anglia. 4,000-year-old Oak Capricorn beetles at the Natural History Museum © Trustees of the Natural History Museum/PA The 7.6cm (3in) long Oak Capricorn beetles ( Cerambyx) were first found by a local farmer inside a piece of ancient oak wood submerged in a peat bog. The bugs were in good condition and had long, threadlike curved antennae. “These beetles are older than the Tudors, older than the Roman occupation of Britain, even older than the Roman empire,” said Max Barclay, senior curator of insects at the Natural History Museum, who identified the species. “These beetles were alive and chewing the inside of that piece of wood when the pharaohs were building the pyramids in Egypt. It is tremendou

United kingdomBritish islesUnited kingdom generalCity ofTamil naduMax barclayNatural history museumTrustees of the natural history museumLondon natural history museumNatural historyOak capricornBronze ageWorld of wonderஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம்பிரிட்டிஷ் தீவுகள்ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் ஜநரல்