#ootheca

[onenicebugperday]

Female harlequin cockroaches with oothecae (egg cases), Neostylopyga rhombifolia,Blattidae

Photo 1 by william91803, 2 byhydrophilus, and 3 by armandoaraniegues

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Current oothecae collection.

[rattyexplores]

Giant Mantis Ootheca

Belonging to the Giant Rainforest Mantis, if you can believe it.

Hierodula majuscula

15/02/23

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[alexis-dot-com]

i don’t know if it’s an autism thing, but i get ear-worms but with words and phrases instead of songs.

today?

“ootheca”

[grumpy-beetle]

Kiwi laying her second egg sack

Yunnan flower mantis

[cloevr]

coin purse

[pumpkingeorge]

[castle-of-dusk]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We will be receiving nymphs!

☾

I spotted what appeared to be Lunette or Puzzle airing out her ootheca for temperature control.

[onenicebugperday]

Female mantis (Cardioptera sp.) laying an ootheca (egg case)

Photographed in Ecuador by Andreas Kay

[jack-of-all-inverts]

CHOMP & GUILLOTINE

Parasphendale agrionina

Budwing Mantis Pair

She's been coned to prevent her from eating him. She's spicy.

Two days after pairing she laid this ootheca. Hopefully it's fertile!

As of December 2nd, we have BABY BUDWINGS!!! Chomp passed on November 21st. Rest in peace, my man. You did good.

So far ~60+ have hatched.

[rattyexplores]

Wood Roach Ootheca

Unidentified, family Ectobiidae

20/03/23

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[jack-of-all-inverts]

Tenodera sinensis aka the Chinese Mantis!

Praying mantis hatchlings By: Albro T. Gaul From: The Wonderful World of Insects 1953

[21clownboyroach]

im not mad that the penguin is a twink in gotham for the same reason im not mad a wooly bear isnt yet an isabella tiger moth. its just two different life stages. he just hasnt gone through metamorphosis yet. but i know that he will <3

[melon-moth]

I think it would be funny if I kept turning rick and morty into insects to trick people into learning cool facts about bugs