Complex sentence: The eggs are retained in a loose, gelatinous cluster, submerged below the water and stuck to weeds or grasses found along the edges of shallow ponds, flooded swales, roadside ditches, flooded fields, open areas, and swamps.
Split into simpler sentences: The eggs are retained in a loose gelatinous cluster, submerged below the water and stuck to weeds or grasses. The grasses and weeds are found along the edges of shallow ponds, flooded swales, roadside ditches, flooded fields, open areas and swamps.