Orchid ooth problem

[Rick]

This was her fourth ooth. She was a bit overdue to lay this one and she finally did last night. She is still really fat and this is the ooth I woke up to. I think it will still hatch........

 

[Ben.M]

Wow, unusual ooth shape :shock:

Well done to the old gal and lets hope it hatches

 

[OGIGA]

I guess there are always new ooth shapes to see.

 

[Asa]

Weird.

 

[yen_saw]

Rick you are not alone, i have seen some odd looking orchid oothecae, usually happens when it is the last ootheca from the female or improper food, but this one looks like some "art" laid by one of my oldest orchid mantis, she was 10 month old when she laid her 10th ootheca (i believed so!), only a few hatched out from this one.