Double shield mantis laying ootheca

[azn567]

: )

 

[gripen]

nice! that's a big one.

 

[Precarious]

I showed some visitors one of my pets and pointed out the ooth she had laid and they asked how she could lay such a big egg! :lol:

As if it came out whole like a bird egg.

 

[Termite48]

Chris: What a nice looking ooth! Were there any tricks you used for the mating or did that go pretty easily?

 

[Idolofreak]

Nice, huge ooth! Love that species. Is the ooth fertile?

 

[azn567]

Yes, the ootheca is most likely fertile since I have witnessed the male and female succesfully mating before. Too bad the male was eaten after the second mating though.

 

[lunarstorm]

Nice! Congrats on the new ooth!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Can you believe he got ate? What luck! Good luck on those hatchings!