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Praying Mantis egg-case

Tropidomantis tenera

Description:

After mating, the female will lay an egg-case, called ootheca. The brown foam-like texture is to protect the eggs.

Habitat:

On the balcony.

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2 Comments

arne.roysland
arne.roysland 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment, John. I've seen this a few times before without investigating further, thought it was bird poo.

John B.
John B. 3 months ago

Great spotting, Arne. I have never seen one of these except in other people's photos.

arne.roysland
Spotted by
arne.roysland

Imus, Calabarzon, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 6, 2024
Submitted on Jan 13, 2024

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