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Mantis egg case

Mantid Oothecae

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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch long, a shade of tan/yellow, looked as if it had ridges and pockets.

Notes:

I am not sure what this is but would love some help with identification. I did do some research and found some images that were similar to a praying mantis egg sac/case.

Fun Facts: Egg cases can hold anywhere from a few dozen eggs to 400! Nymphs hatch within the case. It takes 3-6 months for nymphs to emerge from the case.

Thank you everyone for the i.d. suggestions. Sorry it took so long to update the post.

Reference Links:

Ootheca - Wikipedia, Praying Mantis Egg Case

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
kris_anderson
Stagmomantis carolina, ootheca “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
Machi
Yes, it looks like they already hatched. If it's not mantises, I still think it is some sort of arthropod egg case. If you are unsure, just go with the category of your best guess.
Dawn D. Lopez Garanzuay
Thank you Machi. I was not sure what category to place it under sense I was not quite sure what it was. Do You also believe it is a mantis egg sac/case?
Machi
This should be in the arthropods category :)
SukanyaDatta
That's what it looks like to me...Mantis egg case. The ones I have seen in India are cream or white, though.

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PublishedJuly 20, 2017

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