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Eggs of Phasmids
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Field Notes
Description:
This are eggs of Phasmids, nicely laid in 3 rows and glued under a leaf.
They are rather small, around 3mm by 3mm in size.
Based on the method the eggs are glued and the shape/structures of the eggs, this could be from the genus Neoclides.
Identification by eggs or Egg Taxonomy is an interesting field among Phasmids. Different Family/Genus of Phasmids have different methods of laying their eggs and the shape/size/colours might be able to help identify or at least to differentiate the different genus.
The different methods the eggs are laid are :
- dropping them
- glued in cluster on leafs or parts of plants as in this spotting
- pinned onto leafs or parts of plants
- drilled onto crevices of plants or substrate
- buried into substrate or soil
- flick/thrown, the Female has a scoop like appendage to flick her eggs
- ootheca/egg case like in Cockcroach and Praying Mantis (this method was newly discovered in 2014 and is a ground breaking discovery)
Habitat:
Tropical forest
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