In Great Britain the beetle, after completing its development, winters in the seed, waiting to emerge and lay its eggs on the blossom in the ensuing spring.
Parallels may be found in "Prairie oyster," the yolk of an egg with vinegar, pepper, &c. added; or "Scotch woodcock," a savoury of buttered eggs on anchovy toast.
Gudrun eggs on Sorli and Hamdir or Hamtheow, her two sons by her third husband, Jonakr the Hun, to avenge their sister.
Boulenger, "Ceratohyla bubalus carrying eggs on its back," P.Z.S., 1903, ii.
Keep an eye out, too, for the green turtles that come to lay their eggs on Redang's pristine beaches.
