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can anyone tell me what layed these
Valerie 7
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Hi. I was tidying the garden when I found these small black eggs in a damp area. They are one to two millimeters across. If I've managed to attach the picture properly you'll see that one patch is on a log and appears shiny and smooth, the other patch is on the ground in front of it and has a jelly like coating. We have Slow Worms but I believe thier eggs are white. We also have either Frogs or Toads, though I would have expected their eggs to be in the water. Can anyone identify them for me? Thanks, Valerie
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Slow worms do not lay eggs, they are oviparous and give birth to live young. It isn't frog or toad spawn either.
Some sort of bug eggs, though I can't ID from what from the pictures.
I had that in my garden last year. I don't know what it is either so would be interested to find out.
Well that serves me right for not reading my search results properly
. I did a search for slow worm eggs, came up with some pictures of white eggs and looked no further. Duh.
Oh well, hopefully someone knows what they are.
Thanks
I think they may be slug eggs, probably about to hatch. Have a look at this page which shows ones that look similar. The ones on the log may have dried-out.
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/slug-snail-eggs.htm
That looks pretty much identical to what I've found. We have always had way too many slugs (they even come in the house), so I'll be getting rid of the eggs straight away. Thanks Bob.
Gemma, isn't it viviparous for live young, and oviparous for eggs?
You are right Oneofseven slow worms are ovoviviparous, the young are born in a membrane that breaks during the birth or very soon afterwards. Typing oviparous instead of ovoviviparous was a slip on my part.
Tongue twisting as well as finger twisting!
How interesting. I'd say scrap them up into a glass jar and wait for them to hatch. Then you can let us know.
Hi Valerie 7. I had these on my fence last year. Shiny black eggs. When they hatched they were little black creatures resembling lady birds. They do the same job as lady birds eating a great deal of aphid and white fly. They are a friend in the garden so I would leave them where they are.