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sagittaria oviposition wounds
Copyright © 2011 Carol Entin

sagittaria oviposition wounds
Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
August 3, 2011
Charley - here is a more highly processed image of the sagittaria oviposition wounds. I hope you can see more detail now. Are you thinking those might be white eggs that can be seen within the larger white areas? Will the naiads just hatch and drop out into the water or die because the leaves aren't submerged?

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Contributed by Carol Entin on 9 August, 2011 - 7:55am
Last updated 3 September, 2011 - 10:45am

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… Charley Eiseman, 3 September, 2011 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

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I feel good about calling the white areas dried plant juice. I'm not exactly sure about those more pure white, oblong areas within the white blotches, but they're the size and shape of the uncovered oviposition holes in the upper left portion of this photo, so I'm guessing that's just what the holes look like when they're full of plant juice. I think the naiads will hatch and drop into the water--since Sagittaria leaves are normally out of the water, I assume they were that way when the eggs were laid, and that the female who laid them knew what she was doing.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 August, 2011 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

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