oviposition

We note the change in relative size of the upper jaw subregions: i, anterior; ii, fang; iii, posterior. d.a.o., days after oviposition.

The Panda's Thumb: Development Archives 2010

Contributions of female oviposition patterns and larval behavior to group defense in conifer sawflies (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae).

Contributor: Sylvio G. Codella 2010

Many fish species use the mangroves as oviposition areas, as well as breeding grounds, contributing to the high diversity of ichthyofauna in this region.

Petenes mangroves 2009

So now I know that a butterfly's downward curved abdomen is an indication of oviposition or at least, preparation for it.

A butterfly that may have been laying eggs AYDIN 2008

One of them said:...it is a female Strymon melinus exhibiting oviposition behavior.

Archive 2008-08-01 AYDIN 2008

One of them said:...it is a female Strymon melinus exhibiting oviposition behavior.

A butterfly that may have been laying eggs AYDIN 2008

So now I know that a butterfly's downward curved abdomen is an indication of oviposition or at least, preparation for it.

Archive 2008-08-01 AYDIN 2008

But I decided to take a look at it under the scope and that's when I noticed there was an egg sticking out of the side of its head; it was in throes of oviposition.

Archive 2008-04-01 AYDIN 2008

But I decided to take a look at it under the scope and that's when I noticed there was an egg sticking out of the side of its head; it was in throes of oviposition.

Snail laying eggs AYDIN 2008

I say that these form a gradation, for the eggs of these latter resemble a scolex, in that they increase after oviposition, and the scolex of insects again as it develops resembles an egg; how so we shall explain later.

On the Generation of Animals 2002