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Praying mantis laying an ootheca (egg case) Posted by: OGIGA
Video duration: 180 seconds Global video hits: 4381 Stagmomantis californica female laying her first ootheca. This was recorded in 30 second segments, all connected together, and made 10 times faster. The whole process took about 3 hours. The ootheca contains probably 100-200 eggs. Related: californica, case, egg, eggcase, laying, mantid, mantis, ooth, ootheca, praying, stagmomantis |
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Creating Ootheca Posted by: vidgirl26
Video duration: 219 seconds Global video hits: 420 The creation of an Ootheca (Cocoon) by a female Praying Mantis, from the time of mating. The intensity of work this female puts into her creation is amazing! Related: amazing, cocoon, creation, insect, mantis, praying |
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Chinese Mantis Ootheca Hatching Part 1 Posted by: oogolixoo
Video duration: 48 seconds Global video hits: 392 Chinese Mantis hatchlings worming their way out of the Ooth. Related: chinese, hatching, hatchlings, mantis, ootheca, praying |
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Chinese Mantis Ootheca Hatching Part 2 Posted by: oogolixoo
Video duration: 58 seconds Global video hits: 404 Chinese mantis hatchlings worming their way out of the Ooth. Related: chinese, hatching, hatchlings, mantis, ootheca, praying |
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My FRESH praying mantis ootheca (egg case) Posted by: pb4evr
Video duration: 56 seconds Global video hits: 102 i belive she is a Stagmomantis californica female Related: amaziing, case, egg, fresh, lovley, mantis, ootheca, owned, praaying, prayingmantisvs |
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Oligonicella scudderi laying an ootheca Posted by: hermieful
Video duration: 26 seconds Global video hits: 232 Ignore the audio, my sister was playing piano. I thought this mantis was an L4 since it was so small and didn't have wings. Guess I was wrong. :P Related: laying, mantid, mantis, oligonicella, ootheca, praying, scudders, scudderi |
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Oligonicella scudderi laying an ootheca closeup Posted by: hermieful
Video duration: 21 seconds Global video hits: 183 Closeup. Again, ignore the audio, it's my sister playing piano. Related: laying, mantid, mantis, oligonicella, ootheca, praying, scudders, scudderi |
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Praying Mantis making an ootheca (egg case) Posted by: hippiemama
Video duration: 16 seconds Global video hits: 33 A hard working mantid on my enclosed front porch. Related: case, egg, mantid, mantis, ootheca, praying |
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Praying Mantis Hatching Posted by: abillsfan
Video duration: 143 seconds Global video hits: 4834 This is a video of a praying mantis egg in the process of hatching. Anywhere from 50 to 200 nymphs (baby mantis') emerge from each ootheca, but sadly, nature is cruel and only 10% or less will survive to adulthood. Related: hatching, mantids, mantis, ootheca, praying |
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Praying mantis producing egg mass Posted by: zalimay
Video duration: 34 seconds Global video hits: 534 Look -my praying mantis (specie unknown) was producing an egg mass or ootheca. It took about half an hour to complete it. Related: mantis, ootheca, praying |
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Sunset drive 021308-C Posted by: clic2007
Video duration: 570 seconds Global video hits: 14 In a Magic guarri, Pieter shows us Praying mantis egg cases called ootheca. Related: djuma, drive, egg, game, mantis, ootheca, praying, sabi, sand, wildearth |
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mantid nypmhs 11/20/08 Posted by: eosdotpsd
Video duration: 68 seconds Global video hits: 21 1st ootheca hatched on 11/18/08... here are the nymphs... some are eating fruit flies already Related: egg, mantid, mantis, nymphs, ootheca, praying, sac |
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Sick Praying Mantis Posted by: bemused
Video duration: 98 seconds Global video hits: 370609 This poor mantis was found outside. Her legs turned black and she gnawed them off at the ends. She's having a hard time walking now :( Related: bugs, insect, mantid, mantis, ootheca, phasmids, praying, zorak |
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Little mantids hatching Posted by: darkdude18
Video duration: 135 seconds Global video hits: 1035 The birth of Ephestiasula sp. The ooth contained over 20 of little eggs. Related: insect, l1, larvaes, mantid, mantis, ooth, ootheca |
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California Mantid's Hatching Posted by: TheTwilight
Video duration: 108 seconds Global video hits: 1410 My Baby Mantids Hatching! Related: praying, babies, hatching, mantis, mantis, ootheca, praying, preying |
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Praying Mantis Laying Egg Sack Posted by: deviantLena
Video duration: 16 seconds Global video hits: 44 So we have a praying mantis. We found her in the garden when she was just a tiny, white nymph. In the video, she is laying her 3rd sack of eggs (ootheca), which can contain 100 - 400 babies! Related: captivity, egg, mantis, nymph, ootheca, pet, praying, sack |
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Praying mantis nymphs Posted by: zalimay
Video duration: 33 seconds Global video hits: 682 The egg sac or ootheca was produced by the female praying mantis on 5th Sept. After 18 days, the praying mantis nymphs had moulted and emerged from the ootheca. Related: mantis, nymph, praying |
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evania2 Posted by: ncsuinsects
Video duration: 75 seconds Global video hits: 71 Evania appendigaster ovipositing in Periplaneta americana oothecae Related: biology, cockroach, ensign, entomology, ootheca, oviposition, wasp |


















