Eggs on waters surface (mosquito?)

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Charles Krebs
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Eggs on waters surface (mosquito?)

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I came across a few small "rafts" of eggs on the surface of a really "ripe" outdoor container. After photographing them I kept them in a dish of clean spring water hoping to see what would hatch out. Unfortunately they succumbed to the bacteria and fungus they were laid on. So I never found out what they were.

Although very different in appearance from the (Culex) mosquito egg raft I usually find, these eggs were about the same size (slightly larger). The surface was covered with short hairs or bristles that held tiny droplets of water in a regular pattern.

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Post by CEN »

These might be eggs of Psychoda

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Awesome pics of great quality!
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Post by Saul »

Impressive, especially 3rd one. What is the magnification ?
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Super

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Super!!!

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Bonjour
Magnifiques images
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