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producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body
- Birds are oviparous, laying eggs that incubate externally until hatching.
- Reptiles, such as turtles and snakes, are oviparous, with embryos developing in eggs outside the mother's body.
- Fish exhibit a variety of reproductive strategies, with some being oviparous, releasing eggs into the water for external fertilization.
- Insects, being oviparous, deposit their eggs in various environments, and the larvae develop externally.
- Oviparous reproduction is common among many invertebrates, including insects and arachnids.
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