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Chinese mantis egg case

Tenodera sinensis

Description:

It is definitely a praying mantis egg sack. It is about 1.75 inches long and 1 inch wide and they usually hold about 150-300 baby mantises. THEY WILL EAT EACH OTHER IF THERE IS NO ROOM IN THEIR CAGE

1 Species ID Suggestions

Chinese Mantid Ootheca
Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Subspecies Tenodera aridifolia sinensis - Chinese Mantid - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Cool find! This would be a nice addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...

Giovanna
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Giovanna

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Apr 18, 2013
Submitted on Apr 19, 2013

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