Thank you so much, Christian. That's very curious - as silverfish are not a species we've caught anywhere near this item...I'm thinking they've been there since those items were brought into the collection (and thankfully frozen on entry).
Best, Julie On Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 5:26:55 AM UTC-7, cdre...@gmx.de wrote: > > Dear Julie, > the size of 1mm corresponds with Ctenolepisma longicaudata. > I have attached a picture with an egg on Millimeter Scale Paper (see > DSC4168). > When they hatch from the egg (on left side) the nymph is unfolded ~2mm in > length (on the right side)(see DSC4094). > > Your attached picture A411008_0_202008_03_10x_NL002.jpg seems to show the > segments of the back on the outer egg integument (compare DSC4111). > > Best, > Christian Dressen > > Christian Dressen > Museum Apllied Art > Schaumainkai 17 > 60594 Frankfurt/Main > Germany > > > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 18. August 2020 um 20:36 Uhr > *Von:* "jmci...@famsf.org <javascript:>" <jmci...@famsf.org <javascript:>> > *An:* "MuseumPests" <pest...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> > *Betreff:* [PestList] Egg Identification?? Post Freezing > Hello, Pestlist > > Best wishes to everyone. > > Attached are three photos of eggs (we're assuming) that we found on a > textile after being frozen. It's storage room is generally very low-level > for pests (slim to none) but a webbing clothes moth was found in the base > of its storage rack recently so everything was frozen then closely > inspected. That's how we found these eggs. > > I've found a few images and videos of webbing clothes moth eggs, and they > seem to have a different shape. Also, the shadow/form inside of the egg in > the second image looks like it's perhaps a nymph and not a larvae? Any > ideas as to what these could be eggs from? > > Also, does freezing shrivel eggs/warp them in anyway? We're wondering if > the egg forms have been altered in the freezing process. > > Thank you, everyone. > > Julie > Collections Care Specialist > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pest...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/5110183e-3e2c-4056-9b27-bcbd1554fd8ao%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/5110183e-3e2c-4056-9b27-bcbd1554fd8ao%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/18c3911a-0f35-48f8-af12-56e4560deb16o%40googlegroups.com.
