ORRL8928 "Praying Mantis Egg Case"
Each female lays an average of 150 eggs inside a sticky mass that dries into an insulated case that protects her eggs from freezing temperatures.
Her eggs hatch in late spring with the nymphs coming out using a weblike thread blowing in the slightest breeze to dry.
Their siblings are their first meals!
Mating Mantis'
www.flickr.com/photos/15864089@N04/6179220839/in/album-72...
Same pair, next day, on same rosebush.
www.flickr.com/photos/15864089@N04/6182885289/in/album-72...
ORRL8928 "Praying Mantis Egg Case"
Each female lays an average of 150 eggs inside a sticky mass that dries into an insulated case that protects her eggs from freezing temperatures.
Her eggs hatch in late spring with the nymphs coming out using a weblike thread blowing in the slightest breeze to dry.
Their siblings are their first meals!
Mating Mantis'
www.flickr.com/photos/15864089@N04/6179220839/in/album-72...
Same pair, next day, on same rosebush.
www.flickr.com/photos/15864089@N04/6182885289/in/album-72...