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Chinese Mantis Ootheca (egg case)
Tenodera sinensis sinensis
37.45, -77.58
Field Notes
Description:
Tan colored, foamy looking egg case. Light weight with a firm texture. Potentially hundreds of baby mantids can hatch from these. The Chinese Mantis is an introduced species that has done very well in North America. They are a fairly large mantis and will catch and eat a large variety of arthropods and occasionally small vertebrates.
Habitat:
Tree on a woodland border along a clearing. The clearing is used as a garden area by the public with plots that have flowers and vegetables. Rockwood Park, Midlothian,
Reference Links:
Species Tenodera sinensis - Chinese Mantis - BugGuide.Net
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
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