Pollen or eggs?

luxuspeter · Post by **luxuspeter** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:45 am

Can you help me please to identify what these are, eggs of an insect or pollen? I found them on the outside leaf of a crocus flower.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:06 pm

First post -- welcome aboard!

They certainly look like crocus pollen, probably accidentally scraped off by a bee or some other pollinator on its way in or out.

You could get a more direct comparison by opening the flower and photographing some of the pollen still attached in its normal place.

--Rik

luxuspeter · Post by **luxuspeter** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:10 pm

rjlittlefield wrote:You could get a more direct comparison by opening the flower and photographing some of the pollen still attached in its normal place.

Hi Rik, thanks!!!

Yes you are right, I opened the plant and found some of them: