Dear Robert, Yes, this is called "udumbara" and it is actually eggs of Chrysopidae. I've seen several times. Takefumi http://www11.big.or.jp/~magmell/science/watch1.html > Anyone recognise this? > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7345137/Rare-Buddhist-flower-found-under-nuns-washing-machine.html > -------------------------------------- > Professor Robert Insall > CR-UK Beatson Institute for Cancer Research > Switchback Road, Bearsden > Glasgow G61 1BD, UK > > Tel. (0/44) 141 330 4005 > Web http://www.beatson.gla.ac.uk/robert_insall > -------------------------------------- > >