Mantis Ootheca, Aarey Milk Colony , INDIA. The mantises are one of the most common predatory insects. The females after mating lay a clutch of eggs en

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Mantis Ootheca, Aarey Milk Colony , INDIA. The mantises are one of the most common predatory insects. The females after mating lay a clutch of eggs enclosed within a waterproof, thick membrane called the 'ootheca.' On maturing the ootheca hatches into several nymphs.

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