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Small insect eggs found on a leaf. This Leaf-footed Bug was found nearby.
Coastal jungle in Yelapa, Mexico. Halfway up the hillside on a jungle trail. Shaded and somewhat moist area.
Spotted on Aug 4, 2014
Submitted on Sep 9, 2014
10 Comments
They are simply marvellous ! That bug looks like a nymph from another batch ??
Thanks for sharing this - best eggs I've seen.
Great spotting! Beautiful.
Thanks for the help, everybody! I looked up Leaf-footed Bug eggs and am pretty sure that is what these are. While searching, I noticed a related photo of a bug that was right by the eggs. See new photo above.
And that helped me identify another crazy bug that I found (will upload photo soon).
Sigg, I use a 100mm macro lens on a Canon 6d. Never leave home without it.
I've seen these in the Fynbos of South Africa & identified them as a species of praying mantis. I can't remember the scientific name at the moment but they must be similarly related. Beautiful!
Great find!
Beautiful gold eggs!! Looks like something is coming out or the larva is sticking out? So very interesting, skeiescapes, I hope you get an ID.
Excellent high magnification shots. A great example of showing something I would have never noticed with the naked eye. What kind of setup did you use to get that sort of magnification?
They resemble leaf footed bug eggs...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50846326@N...
Oh, these are beautiful! Love the colours on the first picture. Nice spotting and great shot.
I hope someone can help you with the ID :)
Very interesting.