Egg Deposition Collection

Yellow warning sign turtle crossing, turtles crossing the beach for laying their eggs, Manavgat, Turkey

Praying Mantis -Mantis religiosa-, laying eggs in an ootheca, Burgenland, Austria

Emperor Dragonfly or Blue Emperor -Anax imperator-, female laying eggs, Gartenteich Schmellwitz, Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany

Moor Frog -Rana arvalis-, spawning ground, Mittelelbe, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Long strings of eggs from the Map butterfly -Araschnia levana- on a nettle leaf, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Map butterfly -Araschnia levana- laying eggs on the underside of a nettle leaf, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Willow Emerald Damselflies -Chalcolestes viridis-, young couple laying eggs on an Alder, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Witness the wonders of nature as turtles cross yellow warning signs and beaches in Turkey, laying their precious eggs in the sand. Meanwhile, in Europe, various species continue their life cycles: a Praying Mantis in Austria deposits her ootheca, an Emperor Dragonfly in Germany lays her eggs on water, a Moor Frog in Saxony-Anhalt prepares her spawning ground, a Sombre Goldenring in Baden-Wurttemberg lays her eggs on the forest stream shore, and Map Butterflies in North Rhine-Westphalia weave intricate egg strings on nettle leaves. Nature's cycle of life continues, one egg at a time.