Photos of locust egg laying, egg pods and hatchings

Photographs of Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) egg laying, egg pods and emerging nymphs.

Ovipositing female Australian plague locust

Egg laying swarm of Australian plague locusts
Photo courtesy R. Eade, NSW LHPA

Exposed locust egg pod with white froth plug at soil surface
The curved shape is typical of shallow autumn laid egg pods

Locust nymphs (3-4 mm long) emerging from soil.
The white 'caps' are the remains of the egg yolk sac. 

• Life cycle of a locust
• Biology and behaviour of the Australian plague locust
• Embryonic stages of the Australian plague locust