lay eggs

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Screwworms are parasitic flies whose females lay eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes of living warm-blooded animals and people.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Females will lay eggs but these won’t hatch, which experts say drives down the population over time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“Jets don’t catch worms, build nests, find mates, lay eggs, or care for their young, but they do a great job of flying from one place to another.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without showing any measurable increase in energy use.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Dad thought that any pet which didn’t lay eggs was an extravagance that a man with twelve children could ill afford.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey