What in the world are these?
I have been having trouble with one of my plants. So I took it down today to have a look at it (it hangs from the ceiling) and this was what I found.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c174/Mindibun/ew.jpg
It looks as if something has dug a hole at the base of the plant and then sprinkled eggs (?) along its way out.
On this picture there is A) A spoon for size comparison, and B) an arrow following the slope of the dirt and leading down into the hole.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c174/Mindibun/ew2.jpg
They do not look like any lizard eggs I've ever seen. And we only get tiny tree frogs around here. What the heck are they?!
Re: What in the world are these?
i guess you'll find out when they hatch
Re: What in the world are these?
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ClairvoyantDisease
i guess you'll find out when they hatch
Thats a scary thought- what if their centapeids or something... I would probably literaly die of fright. lol.
Re: What in the world are these?
Those look a lot like centipede eggs, although I've never seen them scattered like that. If you're curious to see what they end up being, scoop out the eggs and a bit of soil and put them in a container with small holes to allow air circulation. Otherwise I would strongly recommend disposing of them.
Re: What in the world are these?
Since you said that you have been having problems with lizards in the house (another post) and they probably are some form of anole, i wonder if they could be anole eggs.
Re: What in the world are these?
Okay, I'm guessing you're not much of a plant person generally. The 'eggs' are actually fertilizer (likely osmocote or a similar brand). If you got the plant from a nursery or store, then likely they had just gotten around to fertilizing for spring growth. You can wait on them to hatch, but its going to be a looooooong wait. :O
Cheers,
Kat
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kjhowland
Since you said that you have been having problems with lizards in the house (another post) and they probably are some form of anole, i wonder if they could be anole eggs.
Apparently anole eggs like like this:
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1/Herps/Lizards/032.jpg
Re: What in the world are these?
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Originally Posted by
janeothejungle
Okay, I'm guessing you're not much of a plant person generally. The 'eggs' are actually fertilizer (likely osmocote or a similar brand). If you got the plant from a nursery or store, then likely they had just gotten around to fertilizing for spring growth. You can wait on them to hatch, but its going to be a looooooong wait. :O
Cheers,
Kat
:whisper: I used my own fertilizer months ago. Those have not been there until now. :P
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Also, I don't know if "momma" is still buried underneath the plant, and I do NOT want to find out. I'm a wuss. I am petrified of lizards and generally dislike most bugs. So I don't want to go digging around in the soil but it's SO hot here that just leaving the plant outside may kill it. >_< Emotional turmoil!
Re: What in the world are these?
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Originally Posted by
janeothejungle
Okay, I'm guessing you're not much of a plant person generally. The 'eggs' are actually fertilizer (likely osmocote or a similar brand). If you got the plant from a nursery or store, then likely they had just gotten around to fertilizing for spring growth. You can wait on them to hatch, but its going to be a looooooong wait. :O
Cheers,
Kat
Yep!:gj:
