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structural components of an egg
A variety of bird eggs.
Figure 9: Eggs of spiders are enclosed in silk sacs. (Bottom) cave orb weaver (Meta menardii) with egg sac suspended from ceiling
Cheilomenes lunata
peacock mantis shrimp
polyphemus moth
snake: hatching
female tussock moth laying eggs
Figure 9: Eggs of spiders are enclosed in silk sacs. (Top) Female wolf spider with her portable egg sac attached to spinnerets
breeding specializations of frogs and toads
Follow the development of rice-paddy fish from fertilization to hatching in a laboratory setting
Follow a female grasshopper as its eggs are fertilized, buried underground, and hatched
Watch green sea turtles hatch from eggs and head to the ocean to avoid predators
See toads engage in amphibious amplexus and witness metamorphosis of tadpoles into toads
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