Mantidae (family)

Egg case of praying mantis at Kambah, ACT

Mantidae (family) at Kambah, ACT - 21 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Mantidae (family) 21 Apr 2018 KimPullen
Mantidae (family) 21 Apr 2018 MatthewFrawley

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Discovered, to much excitement, by my daughter, who intitally thought it was a moth or butterfly cocoon.

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KimPullen wrote:
   22 Apr 2018
The creature on the right-hand side of the egg case is probably a wasp parasite of the mantis eggs.

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Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Aug 2022 by MatthewFrawley
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Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Jul 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner) at Kambah, ACT - 28 Jul 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Laxta sp. (genus) (Bark cockroach) at Kambah, ACT - 28 Jul 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Kambah, ACT - 25 Jul 2022 by MatthewFrawley

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 21 Apr 2018 03:19 PM Recorded on
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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Eggs Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender

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