If you were a mantis, where would you lay your ootheca?

[Mintmantis]

My daughter found a mantis inside (miomantis caffra) and I can tell it has laid an ooth, as it has a thin abdomen and ooth materiel on it's rear end  But we can't find it anywhere!

She was on a wooden frame that we have in front of some drawers of Lego to stop the toddler getting the Lego.

Does a mantis generally travel up and away from a fresh ooth? I don't want one of the kids or myself to smoosh it by mistake!

 

[Mintmantis]

Sorry for the dreadful picture, I've placed her outside where she came from (Hotel Mantis is currently full), she has some greenish white stuff on her behind.

 

[Ocelotbren]

I don't have an answer for you but that is quite the dilemma!  Hopefully you come across it soon and it stays safe.