It seems that when the spider got caught in the tree resin, it was carrying a mite, which was hitching a ride to a new place.

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It is an apt place to browse this fossilised tree resin that resembles gemstones, as the majority of the world's amber is found along the shores of the Baltic Sea.

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Over time, the tree fossilized, and the resin turned to amber.

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Gambassi also developed a durable, sticky resin from a Para rubber tree plant, to bind the sole to the top of Brough's stiletto and platform heels.

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The incense comes from the resin of the boswellia, a stout, gnarly-branched tree that mostly grows in the Horn of Africa.

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