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  2. Phyllocrania paradoxa - Wikipedia

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    Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus Phyllocrania . It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged appearance of a dry weathered leaf.

  3. Orthodera novaezealandiae - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand mantis is vulnerable to the use of pesticides, both directly and through the effects of a diminished food supply, and their ootheca are sometimes attacked by parasitic wasps. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] Male O.novaezealandiae appear to be attracted to females of the introduced species M. caffra , which can result in their fatality due to the ...

  4. Podagrion mantis - Wikipedia

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    A mantid's ootheca is made up of tanning agents and structural proteins that is watery and tacky when first deposited, but soon hardens into a stiff foam. [2] The female Podagrion can parasitize an ootheca in either the fresh or hardened state. [3] [1] The female uses her long ovipositor to deposit an egg into the ootheca. As the eggs develop ...

  5. Sphodromantis viridis - Wikipedia

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    As with most mantis species, S. viridis males are frequently the victims of sexual cannibalism. A female produces an ootheca within a few days of mating and can produce several before she ends her lifecycle. [9] Each ootheca produces up to 300 nymphs when it hatches. [1] [5] This species has also been noted to have reproduced parthenogenically ...

  6. Ootheca - Wikipedia

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    Oothecae are made up of structural proteins and tanning agents that cause the protein to harden around the eggs, providing protection and stability. [1] The production of ootheca convergently evolved across numerous insect species due to a selection for protection from parasites and other forms of predation, as the complex structure of the shell casing provides an evolutionary reproductive ...

  7. 'Ghost bridge' submerged for more than a century in North ...

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    In order for the company to make good on its 50 million-gallon-per-day contract with Newark by the 1900 deadline, suggestions arose to build another reservoir a half-mile below the Oak Ridge dam ...

  8. Miomantis caffra - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Do spirits roam the Battleship NJ? Find out on Ghost Hunters ...

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    Ghost Hunters sent a team of paranormal investigators to Battleship New Jersey to search for lost souls. See the episode Nov. 5 on the Travel Channel.