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2nd ooth to hatch this year. This one fell from it's branch, but that didn't seem to bother the little guys. It produced well over 100 babies that are still kicking around in our rain garden.

From the first ooth that hatched this year

2 ooths have produced a lot of babies this last week.

From the first ooth that hatched this year

Yup, this is awesome! I think I might borrow the sponge idea when my next Ooth hatches.

Random update: Wildling passed on in December. She laid 3 more ooths before the end. The first Ooth was the only one fertilized (hopefully fertilized).

Welcome! I would be interested in your studies. I have definitely learned things from my mantids, but the things I learne always lead to new and bigger questions. And I'm loving the quest for knowledge.

Meeee, too!

Welcome to the group! I'm pretty new here as well and it has already been super helpful.

This thread helped settle my nerves! My T. Sinensis, Wildling, just laid her ooth today and did the exact same thing; lid and wall. It did create a shape I wasn't expecting. Did you happen to take a picture of the ooth while attached to the lid and side?

I like the crab net as an in closer!

I plan on sticking around! I'm down to only one T. Sinensis, Wildling. After a summer of hatched mantids, It's strange to have just one. However, I did mate her with Bob and she began laying her ooth this morning. Hopefully they are fertile and I'll have her offspring. I still plan on...

Or larva is maybe the better word?

Flies are the meal of choice in my house, too. So did you just buy maggots at a bait shop? I need flies and it's too chilly to catch them here now.

Great news! Wildling is currently laying her ooth. Now here's to hoping Bob got those puppies fertilized! The picture isn't the best, but my phone was the nearest thing to me.