planetq
Well-known member
Welcome to the forum!
It sounds like you got some food for the L1 nymphs.
Just a tip (since nobody mentioned it yet):
The thing you found isn't a 'cocoon', it's a mantis 'ootheca' or 'egg case'.
Cocoons are what is spun around moth caterpillars, and a few other insects when they enter their pupal stage.
The use of the word cocoon doesn't even apply for butterfly pupa(unless I am forgetting some species), so it definitely isn't the appropriate use of word when applied to mantis egg cases.
Best of luck!
It sounds like you got some food for the L1 nymphs.
Just a tip (since nobody mentioned it yet):
The thing you found isn't a 'cocoon', it's a mantis 'ootheca' or 'egg case'.
Cocoons are what is spun around moth caterpillars, and a few other insects when they enter their pupal stage.
The use of the word cocoon doesn't even apply for butterfly pupa(unless I am forgetting some species), so it definitely isn't the appropriate use of word when applied to mantis egg cases.
Best of luck!
