For ten extra bonus points: What creature lays these eggs?

[JBW]

[Stagecoach]

Lizard?

[bnnrcn]

Snake?

[JBW]

According to our gardener / handyman they are laid by snails.

[Stagecoach]

Well that's something I have learnt today.

[Rita]

Never knew that snails laid eggs. Interesting.

[terrib]

I was going to say turtles but I guess I don't have the right sense of the size of them.

[bnnrcn]

Snails have got eggs?

[Geoff F]

I have never seen eggs like that coming from the snails in my garden, Brian. But you do get a lot of different species there.

UK snail eggs are small semi transparent and form something of a jelly like mass.

The snails partially bury themselves in soil before laying. It is something you have to watch out for when gardening. But I'm always more concerned about removing them instead of photographing them!

Incidentally, did you know that snails, and slugs, won't crawl across copper. So some people place a ring of copper around plant pots.

Another odd trick is to spray the outside of a pot with WD40 which may go by other names in other areas. Silicon based waterproofing spray.

You only need a band about 2 ins wide; although you may need to respray every one or two months.

ps. a good well exposed and focused shot.

[JBW]

Never knew that snails laid eggs. Interesting.

our gardener/handyman believes Myra and I are the educated people. Fact is he knows a lot more about many things than we do.

[JBW]

I was going to say turtles but I guess I don't have the right sense of the size of them.

it is a quiz and you need to look at the background to get the right perspective

[JBW]

I have never seen eggs like that coming from the snails in my garden, Brian. But you do get a lot of different species there.

UK snail eggs are small semi transparent and form something of a jelly like mass.

The snails partially bury themselves in soil before laying. It is something you have to watch out for when gardening. But I'm always more concerned about removing them instead of photographing them!

Incidentally, did you know that snails, and slugs, won't crawl across copper. So some people place a ring of copper around plant pots.

Another odd trick is to spray the outside of a pot with WD40 which may go by other names in other areas. Silicon based waterproofing spray.

You only need a band about 2 ins wide; although you may need to respray every one or two months.

ps. a good well exposed and focused shot.

I tend to go with the Thich Nhat Hanh theory of gardening. Put in the basic structures and then let the beasties have fun. And if i may ask are you an avid hobbyist or do you make your living with bugs? You sure do have a marvelous storehouse of facts.