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Posted by kh block on August 19, 2001 at 14:41:47:
I am posting this in the fly 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 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
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