The birth of a new generation

Here is the sequence of the hatching of some shield bugs.
In the first photo you see some week old shield bugs from a different batch with the one that has already hatched the previous day.
Progressing through to the hatching of four of his buddies. I still have 5 unhatched eggs under observation.
Rick

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Awesome

Fascinating sequence and I was impressed by the way they cut neat circles out of the shells to emerge, rather than bursting out like butterflies do.

Trik wrote in post #18526116
Fascinating sequence and I was impressed by the way they cut neat circles out of the shells to emerge, rather than bursting out like butterflies do.

If you look closely it has a line like a coke can so the only have to push on one spot and it tears along that line

Rick

Excellent sequence capture. Must have taken a lot of patience.
Brian v.

LordV wrote in post #18526270
Excellent sequence capture. Must have taken a lot of patience.
Brian v.

It happened very quickly, about 10 minutes from start to finish
I was lucky enough to walk past when it started

Rick

Fabulous find and behaviour captures.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18526356
Fabulous find and behaviour captures.

Thanks Lester

Rick

Awesome sequence of shots Rick! Very interesting to see and well captured.

BlazinBob wrote in post #18526416
Awesome sequence of shots Rick! Very interesting to see and well captured.

Thanks Bob

Rick

Amazing!

I can't help but think of ALIEN when I see those last images!

Wow! Those eggs look incredible. They look more like they were created by precision machines and intelligent engineering than the evolutionary steps of a common insect. The wonders of nature are amazing.

Agree with Cyber. Looking at the images of the bugs hatching definitely can give you good ideas for a monster movie!

Fantastic sequence! Thanks for sharing.

Very cool. Enjoyed seeing the images of them hatching. Thanks for sharing.