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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Unidentified Deer and Horse Fly Eggs
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Mass of petrified larvae?
Copyright © 2011 Allen Chartier

Mass of petrified larvae?
North-central County, Ohio, USA
August 11, 2011
Size: < 1/2" diameter
This was found on the underside of a maple leaf and at first resembled a gall, but on closer inspection looks like a mass of larvae or worms, or maybe an egg mass. It was hard to the touch and possibly was not alive, or was dormant. Very weird. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Allen Chartier on 30 August, 2011 - 1:12pm
Last updated 19 September, 2011 - 7:04pm

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Ken's right, as usual. I find tabanid eggs over dry ground not infrequently. I think maybe not all larvae are fully aquatic. Rich woods makes sense--I would be surprised to see them in a dry oak forest.
… Charley Eiseman, 19 September, 2011 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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whatever they are..... they look alive to me. But who am I? :o)
… Matt Edmonds, 30 August, 2011 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

Makes me think of Tabanid eggs


That's just a guess, though, and could be way off. Hold on to hear from Charley. He'll know.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 August, 2011 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Near water?
Was this near or above water or marsh?
… John F. Carr, 4 September, 2011 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Not really near water
It was a rich deciduous woods in north-central Ohio. I think there was one stream we crossed in there, but it wasn't very close to where this was found.
… Allen Chartier, 5 September, 2011 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

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