11.5.25 Bridgeport, Chicago, IL

 


Chinese Mantis laying an ootheca

Close-up of laying

Different view

Later. Note that there is twice as much egg mass as there was before.

Close-up of laying ootheca

Later. The mantis has finished laying its ootheca and just started leaving.

Complete ootheca

We relocated to mantis to our magnolia plant which had dozens of mayflies flying above it, which may offer food for the mantis.

Chinese Mantis


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