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 likely hatched 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 them from their 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."
Category:Parasite Family
Category:Eggs
Category:Frigate Orpheon