Ammon News - An Extinct creature has been found trapped into amber after nearly 40 million years.

The doomed animal – which came from a legendary poet’s private collection – is so perfectly preserved that its hairs are still intact and visible.

Scientists probed the fossilised tree resin to discover three time-travelling creatures.

It contained a fungus gnat, a black fly and, most spectacularly, an ant.

The ant in question is the extinct Ctenobethylus goepperti species, which isn’t new to science, is the best-preserved specimen found to date.

It’s so well-kept that scientists say they can study it in “greater detail than ever before”.

Even the amber itself is special because of who owned it.

The specimen actually belonged to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who is considered by many to be the most influential German language writer ever.

He lived from 1749 to 1832, and is noted by the scientists as a “polymathic poet, statesman, and naturalist”.

His collection was maintained, allowing for scientists to probe this rare specimen and even create shockingly detailed 3D images of the ant.

The Sun