Osprey incubate their eggs for 37-38 days. Birds typically lay eggs in the morning, so the bird is not compromised by the weight of the egg during daytime activity. The birds mated on April 23, possible egg laid today, April 24, plus 37 days incubation, giving a possible hatch dateRead More →
No one knows what type of dinosaur the eggs were. Much larger egg sites have been found nearby, in northeastern Spain near Tremp, where hundreds of thousands of eggs (of both sauropods and theropods) have been found. Other huge dinosaur eggs sites have been found in Argentina and China. HowRead More →
Along with the platypus, the echidna is the only other living egg-laying mammal species. Almost a month after mating, the female deposits a single, soft-shelled, leathery egg into her pouch. The gestation period is quite quick – after only ten days the baby echidna hatches. How many echidna lay eggs?Read More →
Most ducks lay eggs very early in the morning, so you probably won’t notice her heading for her nest box. You can tell if a duck is laying by feeling her pelvic bones as you hold her. A duck’s pelvic bones spread and become flexible when she is capable ofRead More →
Life as an Amphibian Among frogs, those of the genus Pristimantis lay eggs on land, which develop directly into miniatures of adults with no tadpole stage. What are the eggs of amphibians called? Amphibians lay jelly-covered eggs, called spawn, usually in still, fresh water, often among water plants. The resultingRead More →
On evergreen host-plants aphid eggs are commonly laid on leaves. Below (first) are Cinara acutirostris eggs laid single-file along a needle (note the damaged or infertile egg), and (second) Cinara pini (these eggs, being small, are not laid in a single row). How do I get rid of aphid eggs?Read More →
The life cycle of a ladybug (egg to mature adult) takes 4 to 8 weeks. As adults, most ladybugs live 1 year and can eat 5,000 aphids in their lifetime. They also go through diapause or hibernate (up to 9 months) to survive the cold temperatures of winter (below 55Read More →
On evergreen host-plants aphid eggs are commonly laid on leaves. Below (first) are Cinara acutirostris eggs laid single-file along a needle (note the damaged or infertile egg), and (second) Cinara pini (these eggs, being small, are not laid in a single row). How do I get rid of aphid eggs?Read More →
Like other turtles, sea turtles lay eggs. Females come ashore on a sandy beach to nest a few weeks after mating. Females usually nest during the warmest months of the year. The exception is the leatherback turtle, which nests in fall and winter. How many eggs do terrapins lay atRead More →
“Usually it takes a week or two for temperate species, but tropical species can take much longer,” says mantis expert Andrew Pfeifer of Monroe County, N.C., administrator for the public Facebook page, Mantis Keepers. “My Plistospilota guineensis took almost a month to lay hers. Can you hatch praying mantis eggs?Read More →