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WTH are on my eggs? PIC
#1
I was just shooting 4 eggs that my D.t. azureus popped out last night. I noticed these 4 bugs on one of the eggs during the shoot. They were on the surface moving around and just on this one egg. I don't have microscope vision so I couldn't even see them with my eye to pull them off with tweezers or an eye dropper or something. Sad I did just add spring tails and isopods to the tank 2 weeks ago but these are way too small to be those right? Anyone know what they are?

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Gina
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#2
whatever you do...don't try to pick/pull/lift/scrape them off......lot's of stuff get's on or near eggs, especially some type of worms and almost 99% do not interfere with the developing embryo.
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#3
THANK YOU!
Should I cut that part of the leaf/egg off and separate it from the other eggs in another incubator or just leave them together. I'm a freak. I know...
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#4
totally up to you...equal theories of raising. As long as the ambient humidity is high and you mist lightly. Don't use R.O or distilled water. I use grocery store 'spring' water or even well water and 'city water'.
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#5
Just talked to an entomologist and they said it looked like booklice. Not aquatic...doesn't like high humidity and could have just fallen from the white cardboard I was using as a bounce card! Gross...
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#6
pumilio froglets love Booklice. I used to culture them coincidentally in my Bean Beetles cultures. No worries with them hurting the eggs, I would think.
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