Nature Photographers Network
This is the preserved archive of the original Nature Photographers Network. The community continues at naturephotographers.network.
Who Is My Mother?
‹ PreviousMacro & Close-up GalleryNext ›

Who Is My Mother?

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 8, 2017100 views7 comments
I looked up on my porch at a butterfly trapped by the drop down stucco level.  And, I saw a strange, gray smudge.  Imagine my surprise, when I zoomed in and saw, that it is a cluster of precisely laid eggs.frown  

Does anyone know, who these eggs might belong to?  A moth, maybe winkwinkwink

 

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 8, 2017 at 10:39 AM
I don't have the answer, but this is a very cool image, especially with the precise rows.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 8, 2017 at 12:06 PM
The details and precision of the eggs looks great, Lucy.  The texture of the stucco is a neat addition.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on October 8, 2017 at 11:47 PM
These are really cool Lucy. I am thinking they are some kind of true bug such as a stink bug or box elder bug or something similar. 
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 9, 2017 at 2:07 AM
Lucy ..this is a fine find ..and i like the two tone bg. This could be from a stink bug (Pentatomidae )"" from a google search of "" silver colored insect eggs""

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 9, 2017 at 2:40 PM
Still thinking they might be moth eggs....cylindrical shape not oval like stinkbugs....
Here's a cool video of some eggs up close...electron microscopy!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYOFdbDT8Y

The line of eggs is only an inch + long.
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 12, 2017 at 8:29 PM
Wow, I'm glad you told us what this picture was of. Interesting composition. Might try brightening the eggs a wee bit to make them pop. This would  add dimension and contrast to the picture. Keep up the good work
Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 20, 2017 at 6:05 PM
Well, it's weeks later.  I think, these eggs got too hot.  They turned a dark reddish color and then stopped without hatchingwink
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments