Nearly all insects begin life as eggs. Protected by tough waterproof, often elegant patterned shells, these can survive a wide range of adverse conditions, from drought to severe frost. Many species pass the winter as eggs, often exposed on the bare twigs of what will be their food plants. The hatchling rarely resemble their parents, never have wings and often have quite different feeding habits.

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Bloody Nosed Beetle	Cinnabar Moth	Field Grasshopper	Grey Bush Cricket
Honey Bee	Jersey Tiger Moth	Oedemera nobilis	Pale Tussock Larva
Rhingia campestris	White Tailed Bumble Bee	Wolf Spider	Wood Ants
Male Scorpion Fly