Mantidae - egg case (family)

Egg case of praying mantis at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.

Mantidae - egg case (family) at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. - 14 Apr 2023
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Mantidae - egg case (family) 30 Dec 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Mantidae - egg case (family) 22 May 2024 WendyEM

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on fence wire

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WendyEM wrote:
   30 Dec 2024
I suspect this is the egg case (ootheca) of Tenodera australasiae Purple-winged Mantid the large mantid I see in the areas I find these egg cases

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