Found some ooths

[supermaughan]

I've been fascinated some of the great mantis photos in the Canon Digital Photography Forum, and would like to take some mantis pictures. It's still too cold for bugs here in Spokane, WA but I did find these ooths. I was hoping someone here could tell me about them and if it is possible to hatch them in captivity. Here are the two ooths I found on my fence.

 

[Morpheus uk]

Not sure if i can spell it righ tbut im guessing its a coralina or summut mantis

Yep ooths can hatch in captivity, If you have a safely detached one, and a tall sweet jar you can either thread it by threading a needle near the tip or hot clue gun it to the lid or side, then mist ever week or 3 days

 

[Gurd]

wouldn't hot glue cook the eggs Morph

 

[Morpheus uk]

I dont either but read other people do occasionly

 

[Malnra]

wouldn't hot glue cook the eggs Morph

you use the tiniest dab of it after it has slightly cooled .... but yes you risk killing some of them ... but a tiny tiny dab of almost cooled hotglue will hold it .. and well ... a few might die so others can live ;-)

 

[idolomantis]

or just use the needle way.. with that one you just kill like 5 eggs

 

[supermaughan]

Thank you all for responding. I noticed that the second one has a hole in it and is surrounded by spiderweb. Could this mean that a parasite or something has infested or killed the eggs? Oh and I hate to ask but whats a sweet jar?

 

[matt020593]

Thank you all for responding. I noticed that the second one has a hole in it and is surrounded by spiderweb. Could this mean that a parasite or something has infested or killed the eggs? Oh and I hate to ask but whats a sweet jar?

^Thats a sweet jar.^

 

[Pelle]

It looks like the first one already hatched, but I could be wrong ?

 

[albedoa]

Oh and I hate to ask but whats a sweet jar?

I don't know if it's geographical or what, but I've always known them as mason jars here in New England. Others call them fruit jars.

 

[macro junkie]

wouldn't hot glue cook the eggs Morph

i use hot glue gun..1 or 2 eggs killed aint the end of the world..i try and not stick it straight from the gun its a little to hot.im going to use robs method next time..sealant

plastic jars are better than glass imo..

 

[matt020593]

plastic jars are better than glass imo..

Yeah I agree plastic jars can be customized .lol

 

[Mantida]

Hot glue is fine as long as you apply a small dab and wait at least 6 seconds before applying the ooth, to make sure the glue is sticky but not hot anymore.

The first ooth hasn't hatched yet. It looks like it is about to though.

 

[Andrew]

Just want to add that those ooths look nothing like Stagmomantis carolina. They both look like M. religiosa to me, but there is the slight chance that they are just oddly shapen T. sinensis.

 

[Rick]

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The ooths both look viable. Put them in a container and attach them to the lid. Flat side against the lid. Use a small drop of non toxic glue with a glue gun. It will not harm them in any way.

 

[Supermaughan]

Thank you all for your help. I got to looking a little closer at my fence and I found about five more ooths. How can I tell if they or old and already hatched? I live in Spokane Washington (Pacific Northwest) so I would guess they are M. religiosa (I think that is the most common species around here.) It's still getting below freezing at night but the days are starting to get close to 60. What time of year do these usually hatch in the wild? So if I have 7 ooths just on my fence, can I expect to see a lot of mantises later this year?

 

[Rick]

Thank you all for your help. I got to looking a little closer at my fence and I found about five more ooths. How can I tell if they or old and already hatched? I live in Spokane Washington (Pacific Northwest) so I would guess they are M. religiosa (I think that is the most common species around here.) It's still getting below freezing at night but the days are starting to get close to 60. What time of year do these usually hatch in the wild? So if I have 7 ooths just on my fence, can I expect to see a lot of mantises later this year?

Usually a hatched ooth will appear to have small openings on the front where the nymphs have emerged. But often it is very hard to tell especially for a beginner. They hatch in the spring when the temps stay warm. I doubt you will see tons of mantids later because most of the nymphs do not survive and the ones that do are sometimes hard to find for beginners. I suggest you keep one or two ooths max as they hatch out a lot of nymphs.