Type of egg mass made by some molluscs, mantises and cockroaches
Mantis ootheca
An ootheca/oʊ.əˈθiːkə/ (pl.: oothecae/oʊ.əˈθiːsiː/) is a type of egg capsule made by any member of a variety of species including mollusks (such as Turbinella laevigata), mantises, and cockroaches.[1][2][3]
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^Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2005-05-16). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780521821490.
^Cite error: The named reference Turbinella was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
An ootheca /oʊ.əˈθiːkə/ (pl.: oothecae /oʊ.əˈθiːsiː/) is a type of egg capsule made by any member of a variety of species including mollusks (such as...
the ootheca of the cockroach, resulting in an average of 648 parasites per ootheca. The parasites eat the cockroach eggs and emerge from the ootheca as...
cockroach develops an ootheca in her abdomen. The abdomen swells as her eggs develop, until the translucent tip of the ootheca begins to protrude from...
The wasp lands on the ootheca and drums on it with her antennae. During step two, she extends her ovipositor and taps on the ootheca in several places for...
choice, and will attack almost any ootheca of a particular size. The female wasp lays an egg inside the roach ootheca (egg case), and the wasp larva hatches...
are more difficult to separate from P. fulvescens and P. virginica. The ootheca (egg case) is typically 3.4–3.5 mm (0.13–0.14 in) wide, and variously reported...
generally long external ovipositors, and are thought not to have laid ootheca like modern dictyopterans. Cockroaches are popularly thought to be an ancient...
harborage). Adult female Adult female laying an ootheca. From North Carolina Adult female laying ootheca. Adult male captured as a nymph from North Carolina...
The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroaches (as their bodies are mostly dark)...
running up the sides. The nymphs are brown or black and are burrowers. The ootheca (egg case) is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, is curved, and has indentations...
antennae and the very pronounced bumps on the pronotum. Females carry the ootheca internally, and release the young nymphs only after her offspring have...
parasitize mantids. They have been observed most often utilizing the egg case (ootheca) of Stagmomantis carolina, but have also been reported to choose S. limbata...
Escorial, Spain) Adult M. r. religiosa in Guelph, Ontario Ootheca in Guelph, Ontario Damaged ootheca in Guelph, Ontario At the Aristotlepark of Stagira Praying...
nymph Female Periplaneta fuliginosa with ootheca Captured adult and baby roaches around ootheca Empty ootheca American cockroach oothecae When female American...
on the cockroaches' body fat, thereby as her body mass decreases fewer ootheca are oviposited in a season. The oothecae, dark brown color, commonly ranges...
December 2016). "Influences of Temperature and Ootheca Age on the Life History of the Cockroach Ootheca Parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera:...
green female) Stagmomantis carolina laying ootheca Recently laid M. religiosa ootheca Hatching from the ootheca Sphodromantis lineola molting Sexual cannibalism...
developmental stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Females produce an egg case (ootheca) which protrudes from the tip of the abdomen. On average, females produce...
parthenogenetic and unmated females can produce viable offspring. The ootheca (egg case) of M. caffra is 12–30 mm long with rounded sides, soft creamy-brown...
an ootheca about 1.2 to 1.6 centimeters long containing about 24 eggs on average. It is an omnivore. Brown Cockroach usually produces longer ootheca compared...
white photograph of top view of P. virginica female with partly formed ootheca, from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. v t e Hebard, Morgan (1917)...
females produce their first egg ootheca approximately 13 days after becoming an adult, and the period from when the ootheca first appeared to hatching is...
factors may result in premature release of the ootheca, which can result in non-viability of the eggs. The ootheca itself measures 9x3.5x2.5 mm, housing 30-36...
Africa and Asia. They are the only ovoviviparous cockroach family. The ootheca is seen very briefly before being retracted into the body, where soon after...
Brazil. A female can produce around six broods in a lifetime, with each ootheca taking around 36 days to incubate in the brood sac, and each consisting...
Sangpiaoxiao (Chinese: 桑螵蛸, sometimes called Mantis Cradle[unreliable source?] or Ootheca Mantidis[unreliable source?] in English) is a Pinyin transliteration referring...
male are to be used for a reliable identification of the species. The ootheca of the female is 2.9 to 4.9 millimeters long and slightly curved lengthways...
net/node/view/501536/bgimage Bugguide.net: By Bugguide User Link Davis, Title: Ootheca, From: Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, Date: June...
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