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egg case of a mantis

Description:

i found this "creature" under a ceramic ball that i put(upside down) in my backyard,the last photo show the relative size

1 Species ID Suggestions

nholtr
nholtr 12 years ago
mold, or somthing dead?
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2 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

thanks nholtr.martini,your coment is perfect,simple and whith all the information neaded in the case,thanks very much,now i'am going to follow this egg case to see what hapen next and trie to sopt it:-)

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

This is the egg case of a mantis and contains numerous cells with eggs. They seem to have not hatched yet. The mould has grown possinly from the egg sac being moist.

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Nov 20, 2011
Submitted on Nov 20, 2011

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