Examples from the web for egg case
- Two hundred or more mantis nymphs may emerge from a single egg case.
- Larval appendages can be seen at the top of the egg case.
- One case being investigated is the sea turtle egg case mentioned previously.
- When the egg hatches, the larva stays in its hanging egg case, reaches into the pile of caterpillars and begins feeding.
egg case in Science
egg case
A protective capsule of certain animals, such as insects and mollusks, that contains eggs. See egg sac.
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