This is the oldest fossil evidence of spider moms taking care of their young

A 99-million-year-old spider trapped in amber sheds light on ancient arachnid parenting

An ancient female spider and her egg sac trapped in amber

A female spider trapped in amber alongside her egg sac, seen here from above (left) and below (right), is the oldest evidence of maternal care in spiders.

Xiangbo Guo

Long before Tyrannosaurus rex walked the Earth, sap engulfed a spider guarding her egg sac.