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Got Eggs

eggs or dirt?

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#1 Offline escoscottyb - Posted August 4 2017 - 3:47 PM

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Any thoughts on whether the specks to the right are eggs? or is it just sand or other debris? (see attached file)

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#2 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted August 4 2017 - 4:13 PM

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can't tell, out of focus. Shine a flashlight on it then try taking another picture in focus.


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#3 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted August 4 2017 - 4:50 PM

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Those are just bits of sand. My Aphaenogaster colony piles up sand on their mini hearth's glass similarly to what is shown in the picture.


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