Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Egg on a string

I saw a program once and knew what came out of these little eggs on a string.

Although I have forgotten the creature that laid them, I am aware of the reasons behind the structure....those long, and slippery, strands are a perfect way to stop predators reaching those tasty little packages.

Have a look at the photo below. My first impression was that they are from a butterfly, though I am not so sure....



Blog comments are always welcome.
Some help in solving this one? :)
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3 comments:

  1. Terry of Astoria2/26/2008 5:33 PM

    Maybe lacewing eggs. I saw one lay eggs just like that. On David Attenborough's Life in the Undergrowth TV series. The ants don't know the eggs are there.

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  2. Denis Wilson2/27/2008 1:26 AM

    Hi David

    The wonderful Chew Family's website, Insects and Spiders of Brisbane tells me that these eggs are likely to belong to the text Green Lace Fly

    Cheers

    Denis

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  3. DBS Young Photography2/27/2008 8:05 PM

    Thanks guys,

    I remember that program now you mentioned it terry :)
    The site Denis has sent has some good info on it...and some great shots.
    Cheers :)

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