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Tiny Orange Thing
Copyright © 2011 G.K. Gerber

Tiny Orange Thing
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
January 21, 2011
Size: 0.2 mm
I found this tiny orange ball in a cobweb under a board in the garden. It looked enough like an egg case that I though I'd post it for an id.

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Contributed by G.K. Gerber on 21 January, 2011 - 11:49pm
Last updated 22 February, 2013 - 8:54am

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… John R. Maxwell, 26 January, 2011 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

Baffling...
the only thing it really reminds me of is a spider egg sac, but at 0.2 mm it's smaller than a single spider egg, so it couldn't be that.
… Charley Eiseman, 22 January, 2011 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

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Just to add a little more information, this was found on the bottom side of a rotting board in leaf litter and mud. I only spotted it while looking for springtails because it was bright orange. The board was along the edge of the garden bordering an overgrown right-of-way, not far from a compost heap.
… G.K. Gerber, 22 January, 2011 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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