In a bizarre twist of archeological discovery, a 47-million-year-old cicada fossil found in Germany's Messel Pit has been so meticulously preserved that not only can you see the veins in its wings, but it apparently still has a hangover from the last ancient insect party. The fossil, now named Eoplatypleura messelensis, is the oldest known true cicada in Eurasia, and it's been rocking the same hairdo since the Eocene era.
Experts at the Senckenberg Research Institute claim that this ancient bug's exceptional condition is due to an ancient insect version of a time capsule or perhaps a cicada-sized slab of amber infused with the essence of the Jurassic period's finest fossilized hairspray. The preservation is so good that researchers are now speculating about the potential for ancient cicada DNA to be used in a future insect-themed Jurassic Park sequel. Meanwhile, the cicada's wings are rumored to be so intricately detailed that they might just hold the secrets of the universe, or at least the secrets of the most epic insect raves in history.