ovipositor
Insect's egg depositor
An ovipositor is the tubular organ through which female insects, fish, and some other animals deposit eggs.
In insects like wasps and grasshoppers, it extends from the abdomen and may be modified for piercing plant tissue or soil.
The stinger of a bee is an ovipositor adapted for defense rather than egg-laying.
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
- cricketChirping legged insect
- katydidLong-horned green grasshopper
- grasshopperJumping insect, long legs
- sawflyPlant-boring wasp cousin
cicada · horntail · bee · dragonfly · damselfly · mantis · cockroach · aphid
Female reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
brood · embryo · larva · offspring · progeny · hatchling · parthenogenesis · parasitoid
Venom-injecting body part
Reproducing via external ova
- insertionPlacing something within
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
parasitization · host · substrate · incision · burrowing · probing · penetration · implantation
wasp
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
- cricketChirping legged insect
- katydidLong-horned green grasshopper
- grasshopperJumping insect, long legs
sawfly · cicada · horntail · bee · dragonfly · damselfly · mantis · cockroach · aphid
ovum
Female reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
spawn · brood · embryo · larva · offspring · progeny · hatchling · parthenogenesis · parasitoid
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
mandible · antenna · thorax · sheath · serrated · stylet · lancet
egg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
injection · parasitization · host · substrate · incision · burrowing · probing · penetration · implantation