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THE ease with which crane fly eggs lose water is of some ecological importance since the eggs are laid near the surface of the soil, among the bases of the grass stems. In this position they are likely to experience fairly wide fluctuations in humidity, at least during drought periods.
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LAUGHLIN, R. Desiccation of Eggs of the Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea, L.). Nature 182, 613 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182613a0
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