Ants with their Eggs
Whilst helping on the Guides plot we found a big ants nest - not red ants for a change. The ants were going crazy trying to protect their eggs from the 30+ guides!
UPDATE
Well, it's been pointed out to me that my post title and clearly my understanding of the ant lifecycle was quite wrong.
These aren't eggs; they're cocoons. I didn't realise that ants went through a pupal stage though I have seen them with little white eggs before and I did think these 'eggs' were rather large - this diagram explains:
Always good to learn something new!
UPDATE
Well, it's been pointed out to me that my post title and clearly my understanding of the ant lifecycle was quite wrong.
These aren't eggs; they're cocoons. I didn't realise that ants went through a pupal stage though I have seen them with little white eggs before and I did think these 'eggs' were rather large - this diagram explains:
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