“…Oviparous animals often suffer high mortality during the embryonic stage through predation, infection, and changes in abiotic factors such as temperature and moisture (Begon & Townsend, 2021 ; Davidson et al, 2022 ; Kuris, 1990 ; Stearns, 2000 ; Wilbur, 1980 ). In order to improve early‐life survivorship, various modes of parental investment into egg defenses have evolved across taxa, including oviposition site selection, preparation of nesting sites, and egg attendance (Mainwaring & Hartley, 2013 ; Mitchell et al, 2015 ; Okada et al, 2015 ; Resetarits & Wilbur, 1989 ; Scott, 1990 ; Terry et al, 2019 ).…”