What are these slimy flat orange things stuck to pond and lillies

[Ruth]

Hi there, I have had my pond for a few years now and only just noticed these strange things. They are stuck to lillies and the filter they are slimy orange and round. What are they???

 

[j.w]

Snail eggs!

 

[j.w]

Oh and forgot to welcome you Ruth

 

[JohnHuff]

Hmm, I have lily pads and I've never seen those things before. What do they taste like? I don't think those are snail eggs because these are snail eggs:

And apparently the French eat them. They're called snail egg caviar. As a person who has eaten snails, frogs, and plenty of fish eggs, I'm not surprised they're edible.

 

[j.w]

I will never ever eat snail eggs,I don't care how fancy they are supposed to be

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Hi there, I have had my pond for a few years now and only just noticed these strange things. They are stuck to lillies and the filter they are slimy orange and round. What are they???

definitely have the appearance of snail eggs. If you don't want a ton of snails, you can remove the eggs. Snails breed worse than rabbits so I tend to always remove the eggs I find, knowing there are many more eggs I will never find.

 

[Mmathis]

Welcome! Snail eggs!

 

[JohnHuff]

I will never ever eat snail eggs

Of course if you call it that. But if it's served to you as the Chef's Special from the Cafe de Mediterranean as "Caviar d'escargots"?

Not so bad anymore, are they?

or even:

C'mon, j.w., where's your sense of adventure?

 

[j.w]

As long as I didn't know they were there all would fine