Hatching Praying Mantis eggs (Ootheca)
Channel: Kids Fun Science
Date: 2021-06-09

Hatching Praying Mantis eggs (Ootheca)
Made for parents and teachers. 

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Chapters
0:00 Kids Fun Science
0:04 What you need is Praying mantis eggs (see Description)
0:28 Hatching
0:39 releasing them
0:58 up close baby Praying mantis

Praying mantids are the perfect insect science experiment. Education and school lessons are important, so watch my egg sac / ootheca hatch and be released into my garden. 

A Fantastic Addition To The Garden Or As A Science Project!

Praying mantids eat a wide variety of pest insects, mites, and insect eggs. Mantis egg cases are commonly released by gardeners looking for general garden pest control without chemicals. They can be instrumental in beginning biological control as part of an integrated pest management program. Young mantids prey upon smaller soft-bodied insects, while adults graduate to larger pests.

How Long Do Praying Mantis Egg Cases Take To Hatch? 
Mine took 2 and half weeks, but can take up to 6 weeks. Each kit has instructions on how to care for your Praying mantis.

How long do they live? 
Small one can live about 4 to 8 weeks and large ones about 4 to 6 months

How Many Praying Mantids Are In One Egg Case?
Each praying mantis egg case, called ootheca, is contains between 50–200 individual eggs. 

FUN FACTS
1) They can see in 3D
2) Mantises are the only insects capable of turning their heads from side to side
3) Praying mantises are supremely gifted in camouflage. They come in the form of leaves and sticks and branches
4) They eat live prey
5) They jump with extreme precision
6) They engage in coital cannibalism
7) They locate their prey by sight; their compound eyes contain up to 10,000 ommatidia. A small area at the front called the fovea has greater visual acuity than the rest of the eye, and can produce the high resolution necessary to examine potential prey.
8) Mantises have two spiked, grasping forelegs ("raptorial legs") in which prey items are caught and held securely. 
9) Their predators include frogs, lizards, and birds, as well as certain kinds of spiders