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Sang piao xiao or Sangpiaoxiao (Chinese: 桑螵蛸, [1] sometimes called Mantis Cradle [2] [unreliable source?] or Ootheca Mantidis [3] [unreliable source?] [4] in English) is a Pinyin transliteration referring to the oothecae, or egg case, of the praying mantis as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Oligonicella scudderi, common name Scudder's mantis or slender prairie mantid, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States. It is a small brown insect; the males can fly but the females are wingless.
This mantis does not breed sexually and the adults, which are all female, lay their eggs without the involvement of a male. The clutch of eggs is protected by an ootheca or egg-case. In most mantis species, each mantis nymph emerges from its own hole in the egg-case, but in this species, one of the ootheca is drawn out into a point and all the ...
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The plesiomorphic state of hymenopteran development consists of a centrolecithal, anhydropic (non-swelling) egg which exhibits superficial cleavage [18] and the animals are protostomic. These parasitoids are classified as ectoparasites, as eggs are deposited on top of an individual mantis egg inside the cell of an ootheca.
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Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal [ 1 ] and Los Angeles , USA, [ 2 ] likely spread through the exotic pet trade.
Hierodula membranacea is a large praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula: of which it is the type species.Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis.