Re: Are these Ant eggs?

Well, you did pretty well with your own powers of observation! I see that you referred to a cocoon and you were right. No, they were not ant eggs, but instead were ant cocoons. Ants have complete metamorphosis. This means they go through four stages: the egg, the larvae, a pupae that is encased in a cocoon and the the adult form. Ant eggs are very very tiny and hard to see. The stage you saw was the pupal stage.

Here is a link that has pictures of each stage. http://www.bubblegum-productions.com/anthony/reproduc.htm

This site on ants looks pretty good. http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html

Here is a site for people who study ant colonies. http://www.antcolony.org/

If you need some really expert information on ants you can find out even more about ants here http://myrmecology.info

Enjoy your ants!