Hi, Thanks in advance for your advice.
I'm wondering what these might be, and if I should be concerned, and then what action to take.
We've recently discovered 4 sliver, shiny, insect eggs in our kitchen. The eggs are about as big in diameter as a dime. The surface is smooth and glassy, but not transparent. They are almost like a paint ball, except for the many wiggling leggs that protrude through the surface. (maybe as many as eight)
My daughter was home with her boyfriend when she found one and squished it under the leg of a chair. Again in the kitchen. It splattered red blood onto the floor, enough to need a few paper towels to clean up. I only saw the papper towels - it was definately red blood!
I found one of these a few days ago, and my wife had found one the day before that. We got rid of them in the trash can. The one I found, I wrapped in a few paper towels and squashed in my hand. I could tell that inside the paper, the egg exploded and left a lot of juice but I really did'nt care to know more!
Not to steer you in a specific direction, but two weeks ago, we were in Northern Wisconsin (2 hours form here by car) and we found a tick on the dog when we got home. We removed the tick. Could these new eggs be related?
thanks again for any info you may have, or suggestion on where to find out more.
Randy