Parasite egg

A Parasite egg is the pupa stage of a Parasite, suggesting they hatch like insects. Though never seen in Metroid Prime, a wall diagram Samus can scan in Biotech Research Area 1 on the Frigate Orpheon details these eggs. They are hatched possibly from the mouthlike orifice of the tail of a Parasite Queen, as suggested in the Emergency Evacuation Area. The eggs have a tough exoskeleton that protects it from its mother's acidic amniotic fluid.

Scans

 * Emergency Evacuation Area:"Tail section possesses a mouthlike orifice. Most likely used for birthing offspring."


 * Biotech Research Area 1:"Parasite egg in pupa stage. Its tough exoskeleton protects it from its mother's acidic embryonic fluid."