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Chronology of the Plague nest
who laid
♀494 ♀496 Date
(the Runt?) (Almost certainly) 23 May 2 eggs laid, 1 normal and one "runt". (Both ♀♀ in hol
Normal egg tossed immediately
by ♀494, the runt tossed w/in
30 minutes.
Yes Yes 24 May Both ♀♀ lay simultaneously. No egg tossing.
Yes 25 May ♀494 laid only. ♀♀ no longer together
Yes Yes 26 May Both lay, but at different times.
(Yes) 27 May One egg only; inference suggests ♀494
(Yes) 28 May One egg only; inference suggests ♀496