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Mantid Ootheca

Mantodea

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Field Notes

Description:

This mantid ootheca is on a garden ornament at my friend's house in Sebastopol, CA. It was about 1.5 in long.

Habitat:

Suburban house garden ornament, Sebastopol, CA.

Notes:

Female mantid lays eggs in a case called ootheca, which are often species distinctive. The number of 1st instars hatch from the ootheca can be from 10 to 400 depends on species. Most species lay the ootheca on plants, either on trunk, stems or on leaves.

Reference Links:

mantids (Mantodea), Mantis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
kris_anderson
Mantis religiosa, ootheca “Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada” https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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