Dark Side of the Embryo_zoom
Embryo cannibalism naturally occurs within the eggsac, one reason that breeders open the sac just as the embryos are judged fully developed and ready to hatch. The EWL (egg with legs) nymph on the far right has its chelicerae inserted into the embryo to its left.
See www.flickr.com/photos/_papilio/7020203157/in/photostream/ for wide view.
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Dark Side of the Embryo_zoom
Embryo cannibalism naturally occurs within the eggsac, one reason that breeders open the sac just as the embryos are judged fully developed and ready to hatch. The EWL (egg with legs) nymph on the far right has its chelicerae inserted into the embryo to its left.
See www.flickr.com/photos/_papilio/7020203157/in/photostream/ for wide view.
5 stacked images
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11
comments
Uploaded on March 27, 2012
Taken on March 27, 2012