Did you recognize the tiny eggs in last week’s puzzler? I suspect most of you have never seen these as they are very tiny, and usually, on the undersides of leaves, so unless you’re actively looking there, you may never have noticed them.
They are lacewing eggs. Lacewings are a kind of insect. As larvae and adults they consume a lot of aphids, scale bugs and other harmful insects. They are definitely a friend to gardeners! (You may recall hearing about this insect in a previous puzzler)
Lacewings, as their name suggests, have delicate-looking wings that resemble lace. They have big eyes and long antennae and often are attracted to my mothing stations.