Unidentified eggs in pond

[JulieWood]

Hello, can anyone identify these eggs.

They are found on the underside of leaves in pond. Tried lots of sites but cannot find an answer.

Regards

Julie

[King Edward]

These are water snail eggs - probably Great Pond Snail. Have you seen these in your pond?

[GCN lova]

the difference between newt eggs and pond snail eggs is that snails lay them in clumps on the side of the pond/rocks/plants while newt usually wrap them up except from when they dont have anywhere to wrap them in. newt eggs are usually confused with pond snail eggs but these are definitely pond snail eggs as newt's eggs would have hatched by now.

[JulieWood]

Hi there

Thanks for your comments. Yes, there are lots of eggs. I have a small wild life pond.

Should I be concerned?

Regards

Julie

[JulieWood]

Originally Posted by GCN lova

the difference between newt eggs and pond snail eggs is that snails lay them in clumps on the side of the pond/rocks/plants while newt usually wrap them up except from when they dont have anywhere to wrap them in. newt eggs are usually confused with pond snail eggs but these are definitely pond snail eggs as newt's eggs would have hatched by now.

Thank you so much. I looked up snail eggs but didn't get this information. It has been driving me mad!!

Cheers

[King Edward]

Originally Posted by King Edward

These are water snail eggs - probably Great Pond Snail. Have you seen these in your pond?

I meant to ask - have you seen the adult snails? There is no need to be concerned about them, they are very common pond animals.

[GCN lova]

the snails are will graze on the algae and pondweed but newts and other animals will control their numbers.

[Red Robin]

Another difference is that newts lay their eggs singly, whereas water snails do so in strips as in your photo. Yours look quite advanced towards hatching.



^ Water Snail egg strip under water lily leaf.



^ Palmate Newt egg in folded leaf of water forget-me-not.

[JulieWood]

Originally Posted by King Edward

I meant to ask - have you seen the adult snails? There is no need to be concerned about them, they are very common pond animals.

Yes, got lots of adult and baby snails. Wasn't sure if a lot would compromise the wildlife in my pond. As they eat the algae they are more than welcome. I pull pounds of blanket weed out every day!!

Thanks for your response.