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Praying Mantis eggcase
Stagmomantus sp
33.1497, -97.0209
Field Notes
Description:
A praying mantis begins its life in an egg case of up to 300 eggs. The Carolina mantis (Stagmomantus carolina) commonly occurs in Texas. Carolina mantis females encase their eggs in a frothy secretion that hardens into a foam-like substance. Her egg cases are rectangular, about one inch long and 3/8 of an inch wide, with rounded corners. Color varies from tan to white on top with darker sides. Look for them on twigs, vines and even under eaves of buildings.
Habitat:
This egg case was in a bush located in a meadow near Lewisville Lake. It was placed about five feet off the ground on the underside of a twig.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2013
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