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Lacewing eggs.

Lacewing eggs.

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Description:

I found this on a single grass leaf while i was looking for a snake, they were very little, i dont know what kind of insect eggs could be.
Any gues?

Habitat:

Grass

Notes:

one of my best photos but i dont know what is it!

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Comments (3)

The long stalks of lacewing eggs allow the eggs to become invisible to passing ants that would normally be predators. Ants will walk right by the stalks and never notice the eggs above their heads.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011

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