cockroach laying an egg

found this while gardening this morning....

[Henri Russell]

I hope you squashed her.

[Ulrika]

@henrir bahaha.... well I don't know what my husband did with it I would prefer not know... :)

[Simply Amanda]

This is crazy!!

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

Kinda fascinating

[Ulrika]

@alophoto @ggshearron I must admit I got my husband to set this up... it was creepy but fascinating for sure!

[Carole G]

Oh yuk! That's gross! but a very good macro shot

[Pigeons Farm]

This is one of those times where it's so fascinating you can't look away, but so horrible you want too! A fabulous find and capture.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

What a great capture

[Denise Wood]

OMG! What an incredible awful capture :) I really detest cockroaches, but I must say you've captured this in action so well. Never thought I would fav a cockroach but here it is! First time for everything!!!!

[CC Folk]

Me too! Disgusting bug but fav. OMG!

[sally agnew]

Wowsers, thank you for sharing :)

[Ulrika]

@gilbertwood ha ha you made me laugh... thanks for the gross fav...

[Ulrika]

@gardenfolk @hermann @shepherdmanswife @kgolab @yorkshirekiwi thanks... for sharing my creepy curiosity... first time for me seeing this in real life...

[haskar]

Well caught.

[Ko*]

Amazing...

[Merrelyn]

Wow :)

[JackieR]

That egg is huuuuuuuge! She was concentrating so much on giving birth that she let you photograph it! This is so clear, brilliant

[Ulrika]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond yeah she was definitely bearing down like in labor.. Fascinating to see

[Danette Thompson]

Wow

[CristinaL]

Wow! This is a fav but I don’t know what I feel! Simultaneously grossed out and fascinated and amazed at the capture! Well done!

[Fr1da]

Amazing !

[Nova]

Wow, so unexpected, but a great macro image.

[Emma78]

I'm glad you explained it because my reaction was "WTF is that!" Super disgusting and probably the only animal where you don't think a new born is cute.