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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae) » Eggs, larvae, and exuviae
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egg mass
Copyright © 2006 kghbreedveld

egg mass
Shasta County, California, USA
October 13, 2006
Size: about 10 mm diameter
Found these gelatinous egg masses a log in a spring-fed creek. The snails that I have seen in this creek lay different egg masses.
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Contributed by kghbreedveld on 17 November, 2006 - 6:42pm
Last updated 11 March, 2009 - 6:44pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 11 March, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from eggs.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 June, 2008 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Probably snail, though
Take a look at this page. A fairly similar egg mass was made by a captive Cerithium snail.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 May, 2008 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
On second thought...
I just stumbled on this photo of some identical chironomid midge egg masses, so it looks like that's what you found.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 June, 2008 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

 
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I don't know if you're still out there, but I'd love to use this photo in my book on invertebrate signs. See here for my email address and information about the book.
… Charley Eiseman, 1 December, 2008 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

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