ovipositors
Bug egg-laying tubes
Ovipositors are the egg-laying organs of female insects and some other invertebrates—tubular structures that deposit eggs in precise locations.
In bees and wasps, the ovipositor has evolved into a stinger.
The singular ovipositor appears more often: The wasp inserted her ovipositor into the wood.
Torso's lower cavity
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- sheathProtective blade covering
valve · segment · appendage · membrane · musculature · bristles · extensible · retractable
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
- beeStinging nectar gatherer
- sawflyPlant-boring wasp cousin
- cricketChirping legged insect
- katydidLong-horned green grasshopper
grasshopper · cicada · horntail · parasitoid · dragonfly · damselfly · mantis · cockroach
Reproductive cells in shells
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
larvae · embryo · offspring · brood · laying · hatching · nymph · instar
Reproducing via external ova
- insertionPlacing something within
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- penetrationEntry into something
- boringFailing to engage interest
piercing · drilling · probing · injecting · sawing · substrate · host · parasitizing
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- sword-shapedResembling a blade
specialized · modified · coiled · telescoping · venomous · wood-boring · host-specific · camouflaged
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
sheath · valve · segment · appendage · membrane · musculature · bristles · extensible · retractable · segmented
wasp
Narrow-bodied stinging insect
katydid · grasshopper · cicada · horntail · parasitoid · dragonfly · damselfly · mantis · cockroach · locust
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
spawn · larvae · embryo · offspring · brood · laying · hatching · nymph · instar · breeding
egg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
- insertionPlacing something within
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- penetrationEntry into something
boring · piercing · drilling · probing · injecting · sawing · substrate · host · parasitizing · anchoring
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
sword-shaped · specialized · modified · coiled · telescoping · venomous · wood-boring · host-specific · camouflaged · hardened