Oldest spider web with trapped prey

The oldest known example of a spider’s web with insects entrapped has been dated to the Early Cretaceous period of 110 million years ago; it was discovered in San Just, Spain and reported in June 2006. The sample contains a parasitic wasp (now extinct), a beetle, a mite, and a fly trapped within 26 strands of sticky silk, and is preserved in ancient tree sap (amber).