oviposition
Insect egg placement
Oviposition is the act of laying eggs, used mainly in biology and entomology.
The term applies to insects, fish, amphibians, and other egg-laying animals depositing eggs in a particular location: The mosquito's oviposition occurs in standing water.
Scientists study oviposition behavior to understand pest control and species reproduction patterns.
Reproducing via external ova
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- layPlace down flat
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
deposit · insertion · timing · seasonal · nocturnal · batch · scatter · burial
Formation of early life
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- instarArthropod developmental stage
nymph · emergence · diapause · development · gestation · hatching · viability · dormancy
Organism harboring another species
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
habitat · microhabitat · predation · camouflage · protection · aquatic · terrestrial · leaf litter
Six-legged arthropods
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
birds · monotremes · entomology · herpetology · ichthyology · invertebrates · lepidoptera · diptera
egg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
brooding · deposit · insertion · timing · seasonal · nocturnal · batch · scatter · burial
embryogenesis
Formation of early life
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
instar · nymph · emergence · diapause · development · gestation · hatching · viability · dormancy
host plant
Organism harboring another species
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
parasitism · habitat · microhabitat · predation · camouflage · protection · aquatic · terrestrial · leaf litter · bark
insects
Six-legged arthropods
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
fish · birds · monotremes · entomology · herpetology · ichthyology · invertebrates · lepidoptera · diptera · hymenoptera
ovary
Female reproductive gland
shell · chorion · oogenesis · gametes · follicle · reproductive tract
ovipositionlive birth
Baby born alive
giving birth · parturition · gestation · brooding · parthenogenesis
ovipositionparturition
Act of giving birth
giving birth · birthing · whelping · calving · foaling