Re: Egg cluster identity???

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: : I am posting this in the Bee forum because I do not see a forum : : that fits all insect types and I am perplexed by the below described : : egg clusters at my pond margin. I know this is stretch that the eggshttp://www.applesnail.net/content/photos/photo_eggs_1.htm : : could have anything to do with bees, but I am a novice and have not a clue : : as to what I am looking at, however, I suspect it could be moth, butterfly, : : or dragonfly. : : I have a somewhat large manmade pond in the Seattle area. It is : : 2,300 gallons and 5' deep at its center. There are two eggs clusters : : attached to grasses that are growing in a water depth of about 2 inches. : : The egg clusters are approximately 6'' above water level. : : The clusters are salmon/peachy pink. Eggs are quite small; a bit larger than the : : size of the ball inside the writing end of a ball point pen. There are well over 100 : : eggs in each of the two clusters. The clusters are approximately 1/2-3/4" across and : : approximately 3-4" long. : : It may or may not be of consequence to mention I have Koi and : : a few snails living in the pond. There are also dragonfly larvae. : : I recently have seen red dragonflies flitting about the pond. These : : are new to my pond. The blue and green dragonflies have always been : : present; only the red is new to my pond. : : I have a neighbor who suggested these eggs may be frog or in the : : "frog family". : : Does anybody out there know what I may have hatching at my pond : : margin? : : Thank you for any input anyone may be able to provide to me via my : : e-mail address: : : chickadee-dee-dee@att.net : Well I just found out what my eggs are. Unfortunately they are the snails that are eating up all my pretty pond plants eggs.

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