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Some kind of egg case?
Copyright © 2009 chevykaylor

Some kind of egg case?
Gloucester, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
June 21, 2009
Size: Around 1.5"
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Contributed by chevykaylor on 3 July, 2009 - 9:03am
Last updated 6 August, 2009 - 5:50pm

Moved
Moved from European Mantis.
… Charley Eiseman, 6 August, 2009 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

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… Eric R. Eaton, 27 July, 2009 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

Maybe a mantis?
Google led me to a photo of an egg case that looked really similar to this one. http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/homes-for-the-winter/ Although the one in the link is Canadian.
… chevykaylor, 3 July, 2009 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Probably European mantis. In the future, I suggest editing the text below your photo rather than commenting on your own image. I think this is why no one has commented until now--from a quick glance, it looks like someone else has already offered you an ID.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 July, 2009 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Good point.
I am sure you are right, Charley! Thank you. I appreciate your ID on my European mantis ootheca. Here's hoping we'll get lots of little baby mantises hopping around soon! Thanks again!
… chevykaylor, 26 July, 2009 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Overwinter
Hard to say from the pic it could also be ootheca of Stagmomantis sp.. European mantis ootheca needs overwinter (Diapause) for hatching so I would leave the ootheca outdoor through winter and It should hatch by next Spring.
… Yen Saw, 6 August, 2009 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

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