Ralph Pace / Swell Shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) egg case and embryo, Monterey, California
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug (Limax flavus) back lit embryo moving around in egg case.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Yellow slug larva (Limax flavus) emerging from an egg case, controlled conditions.
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Jordi Chias / Spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) just hatched from egg case that is on Seafan (Paramuricea clavata), Ullastres seamount, Costa Brava, Llafranch, Catalunya, Spain
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Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) fry with egg case still attached, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, January
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Birgitte Wilms / Nudibranch laying eggs, Indonesia
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Kim Taylor / American cockroach {Periplaneta americana} female carrying egg case.
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Jose B. Ruiz / Wolf spider with her egg case, Spain
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Norbert Wu / California Two-spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) juveniles hatch from egg cases, southern California
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Nigel Cattlin / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) first or second instar caterpillars and empty egg case on Cabbage (Brassicaceae) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.
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Nigel Cattlin / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) first or second instar caterpillars and empty egg case on Cabbage (Brassicaceae) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.