Unfertilized ooth contains eggs?

[Melophile]

My adult female Budwing mantis laid an ooth about a 1-2 weeks ago. I have never mated her and the person I purchased her from told me she has never been with a mate, so I automatically assumed the ooth was unfertilized. Assuming the ooth was unfertilized, I decided to slice open the ooth out of curiosity to see what the inside of an ooth would look like. As soon as I sliced it open, I immediately thought I eff'd up and shouldn't have done what I did. Inside the ooth were tiny, little eggs. Did this ooth contain life?

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

No. They're just infertile eggs. Many insects will lay them if they go too long without mating.

 

[Rick]

That is normal. Those eggs don't seem to be arranged properly though.

 

[Melophile]

Oh alright. I just assumed an infertile ooth wouldn't contain any eggs inside.

That is normal. Those eggs don't seem to be arranged properly though.

It's probably because of my terrible slicing skills. I was using a pretty dull knife and the foam was pretty hard to penetrate.