Okay so I found this weird thing...

[Gondolla]

On the screen door of my back porch I found this small bug or fungus thing growing (or stuck to) the screen, I have no picture of it because it is so small you couldn't see it anyway but under a microscope it is a round gold metallic egg shaped thing with black texture marks running over it. The top is open like a cup and has small perfectly spaced clear spike/hair things around the rim, there are only six or so of them. Inside there seems to be nothing so I'm pretty sure this thing has served whatever purpose it had. around the outside of it are more small black spikes and one extremely long one at the very bottom where it connected to the screen and the others of its kind. When you put it over light it is transparent and over the cup opening at its top is a round cap piece, also metallic, that comes off very easily when you poke it with a tooth pick (i.e. I'm an idiot) The thing is no larger than a grain of sand and came in a bunch.

Any ideas as to what it is?:confused:

[kleindoofy]

Have you ever seen the film "Alien"? ;)

[Nowhere Man]

Insect eggs come to mind, given the size and the grouping.

Fred

[Gondolla]

I was gonna describe them as eggs from the alien movie, the shape is very similar. Oh gads, tiny aliens?

I would call them eggs but the lid things on them are closed and yet they are hollow.

[ABR.]

A photograph would be most helpful, but barring that, can you make and then post a drawing? Also, a rough location would be helpful...North America, Australia, England if so what state/province/nearest city, etc.

Also, please do tell us if something dreadful bursts forth from your abdomen....

[Gemini]

Take off and nuke the site from orbit, only way to be sure.

[01101001]

[...] gold metallic [...] Inside there seems to be nothing so I'm pretty sure this thing has served whatever purpose it had.

Chrysalis (Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa#Chrysalis))? I think I've seen many have metallic sheens. The word comes from Greek for gold.

Sand grain-size seems pretty small, but I suppose there are insects that size, too.

[Gondolla]

A drawing is possible, if I had a scanner or super paint skills....I'll try for paint...

Location is united states, Asheville, North Carolina.

[Gondolla]

Take off and nuke the site from orbit, only way to be sure.

Not a bad idea

[Ara Pacis]

Have you tried communicating with it?

[Nicolas]

Why does this story remind me of someone finding a strange alien intelligence and keeping it in her bathroom, unfortunately unable to take pics because the digital camera was broken?

[mugaliens]

Whatever you do, don't remove the round cap piece, particularly by poking it with a toothpick, as that will set a whole chain of very undesirable events in motion.

[ABR.]

Okay, Gondolla, I've been thinking about your mystery structures. I'd be willing to bet they are insect eggs of some sort. I'd still need to see a picture (a digital camera with a macro setting will take pretty nice pictures) or a drawing to have a chance at an accurate identification. In the meantime, here is a nice photo I found of a stink bug laying eggs.

Stink bug eggs (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://magickcanoe.com/insects/silver-eggs-1-large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/06/08/the-bug-that-laid-the-silver-eggs/&usg=__81_2NaKamuj6KcgRWl8HBaeCs_Q=&h=502&w=768&sz=66&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=ZLo2yOKtE2eiuM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinsect%2Beggs%2Bdoor%26um%3D1%26hl%3D en)

By the way, the rest of you guys are funny. I get these "what's this bug/critter/thing?" questions all the time at work. Rarely does the discussion descend into aliens or use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent!

[Nicolas]

That is the direct result of higher education you're seeing here. All those years...wasted! :D

And isn't there a Curtis LeMay in all of us? There even was one in "Mars Attacks!", which links the nukes nicely to the aliens. ;)

[mugaliens]

By the way, the rest of you guys are funny. I get these "what's this bug/critter/thing?" questions all the time at work. Rarely does the discussion descend into aliens or use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent!

Well, aliens aren't very good as a deterrent, neither are nuclear weapons, as most aliens got rid of those long ago and forget what they looked like.

But they're pretty good at cleaning up the aliens, unless, of course, they're from Mars.

[Krel]

By the way, the rest of you guys are funny. I get these "what's this bug/critter/thing?" questions all the time at work. Rarely does the discussion descend into aliens or use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent!

Atomic bombs are wayyy overkill. But you will need to torch the house, the yard, and the houses and yards that ajoin yours. Just to safe you understand.

David.

[Neverfly]

Atomic bombs are wayyy overkill. But you will need to torch the house, the yard, and the houses and yards that ajoin yours. Just to safe you understand.

David.
Who said anything about Atomic?
Hydrogen At Least!

Overkill? Better safe than sorry. If even ONE of those things gets away....

[ABR.]

Who said anything about Atomic?
Hydrogen At Least!

Overkill? Better safe than sorry. If even ONE of those things gets away....

Ah, this brings up a possibility I hadn't thought of. If these eggs were Neverfly eggs, you're on your own, Gondolla. Like the previous poster said, if even one gets away...

[mugaliens]

And it's obvious, from those black bat-wingy things, that it's not from this Earth.

[Nicolas]

Not from this earth eh? I suggest we deploy our full nuclear capabilities. Annihilate! Kill kill kill!

(someone has to play that role)

[mugaliens]

Ok, you got it. I'll walk through the aftermath, a determined scowl on my face, blasting the occasional twitching limb beneath the rubble.

[Gondolla]

Not from this earth eh? I suggest we deploy our full nuclear capabilities. Annihilate! Kill kill kill!

(someone has to play that role)

Nuke my house WHAT!?!?!

[Gondolla]

Thank you ABR. Thats them exactly!

(No nuclear missiles please?)

Have to admit I'm a little disappointed that its not an alien . Ahwell,

better luck next time...

Thanks for the help guys! :)

[ABR.]

Thank you ABR. Thats them exactly!

(No nuclear missiles please?)

Have to admit I'm a little disappointed that its not an alien . Ahwell,

better luck next time...

Thanks for the help guys! :)


Cool beans! Next year, watch what type of adult insects hang around your door frame or windows and maybe we can figure out exactly who has been using your house as a nursery. Also, if you Google images for the keywords insect, eggs and door, you'll find all sorts of other cool egg photos.

[Van Rijn]

Have to admit I'm a little disappointed that its not an alien . Ahwell,


Yes, but on the positive side, it means no nuking is required.

Probably.

[Ara Pacis]

Yes, but on the positive side, it means no nuking is required.

Probably.

But you could still make use of a butane torch for elimination purposes.