What could be possibly wrong?

[kamakiri]

About what I expected...unfortunately, it also means that there are fully developed embryo/nymphs that simply will not hatch because they are trapped due to the mishap or structural failure. I bet you'll find them if you dissect the ooth.

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

About what I expected...unfortunately, it also means that there are fully developed embryo/nymphs that simply will not hatch because they are trapped due to the mishap or structural failure. I bet you'll find them if you dissect the ooth.

"because they are trapped due to the mishap or structural failure"

Would there be any possiblility to "rescue" or help the nymphs?

 

[kamakiri]

"because they are trapped due to the mishap or structural failure"Would there be any possiblility to "rescue" or help the nymphs?

Yes, but you would be doing it right when the regular hatch is just finishing and acting very quickly and carefully. Even then it would be likely that it is too late or some would be accidentally crushed during the 'cesarian' operation. I would have tried it, and it wouldn't hurt to try pulling it apart carefully now. But it is very likely too late now for any additional survivors unless there is any other natural hatching still occurring.

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

Thanks kamakiri

You are a schaler and a gentleman!

 

[hibiscusmile]

There is nothing you can do really to help them, they will dry up and die shortly, the hatching process is part of their survival, if they are strong enough to hatch and escape the thread then they have a chance of surviving, I have tried everything I can to save a mantis in the ooth hatching process and all are failures, but as u can see an odd or misformed ooth will hatch very often, it just depends on the eggs laid inside the near normal part.

 

[Fisherman_Brazil]

Thanks Becky, you are really an expert of the Orchid.