uhmmmm... eggs dont have mouths ... how can they starve??? .. they dont eat ....

i guess i would presume.. if the word EGG is correct ... it is a self sufficient total ... as you surmise ...

i have had mantis lay sacs inside the garage ... on bare 2 x 4 ... and when i find them.. i put them outdoors in spring.. to hatch ... the first time i saw such.. i had the same thought process you had ...

ken

"uhmmmm... eggs dont have mouths ... how can they starve??? .. they dont eat ...."

C'mon ken! You're always so busy trying to be a smartass that you don't think before you open thy mouth.

A life form need not have a mouth to be nourished.

Thanks for confirming my conclusion though.

Kevin

Eggs contain everything the life form inside needs to grow to hatch, but once hatched that life form, usually, will need nourishment form something or place. If the life form hatches out as the larva that needs to feed on a plant before pupating then probably being laid on a tulle bag could be not a real good thing, but if the life form in that egg hatches into an adult and can flit around to find a food source there would be no problem.

You may want to put those tulle bags, empty of seeds, out in the garden when it is time for the Lacewings to hatch.

kimmq is kimmsr

Insects that hatch from eggs typically go through a larval or nymphal stage before they develop wings. They never emerge from eggs with wings.

Therefore, the food source has to be immediately available.