Kermes scale eggs under microscope

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While examining the oak in question here I was playing with a new USB microscope. Here is what a broken open Kermes scale looks like in early/mid August. There was a little nymph crawler in there, but I didn't get a shot of that... These are the same scale, the second is just higher magnification.

kermes scale eggs.jpg close up of kermes scale eggs.jpg
 
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