O oliholt Member Joined Jun 21, 2012 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Jul 25, 2012 #2 Please help me. I came in and though my praying mantis had squeezed it's insides out, I think it may be an ootheca, but this mantis has never mated. Please reply as soon as possible, thanks.
Please help me. I came in and though my praying mantis had squeezed it's insides out, I think it may be an ootheca, but this mantis has never mated. Please reply as soon as possible, thanks.
tylersterrain Well-known member Joined Sep 6, 2011 Messages 66 Reaction score 3 Location Tennessee Jul 25, 2012 #3 Females will still lay Ooths even if they haven't mated.
O oliholt Member Joined Jun 21, 2012 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Jul 25, 2012 #4 thanks alot, do you have any advice on the ootheca and hatchlings ? that would be great since this is my first mantis and i wasnt prepared for this.
thanks alot, do you have any advice on the ootheca and hatchlings ? that would be great since this is my first mantis and i wasnt prepared for this.
Norlin Well-known member Joined Jun 15, 2012 Messages 99 Reaction score 7 Location Lawrenceville, NJ Jul 25, 2012 #5 if the female hasn't been mated the ooth will be sterile (unless it's a parthenogenic species)
Crazy4mantis Well-known member Joined Jun 20, 2012 Messages 1,046 Reaction score 42 Location Los Angeles Jul 25, 2012 #6 yes, the ooth will not hatch unless the female was mated.