In general, the length of the egg stage depends on the species and the environmental conditions.

Duration of the egg stage is two to eight days, but averages five days.

The embryos, a few days past the fertilized egg stage, are destroyed in the process.

The fungus is edible when still in the "egg" stage, before the fruit body has expanded.

Fruit bodies are edible when till in the "egg" stage.

Nearly half the crickets and snails are still in the egg stage.

The egg stage ranges from 6 to 9 days.

It is believed that they overwinter in the egg stage.

The egg stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.

There, instead of waiting to be consumed by a host (as is the case in their egg stage), they seek out a fish.