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How does a praying mantis lay eggs?

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The relatively small insect can lay up to 300 eggs in one sac. read more

Most mantis species in temperate zones lay the ootheca in fall, after which all adult mantises die. The eggs inside the ootheca will rest until spring, when the nymphs will hatch and grow up to repeat the cycle. read more

A praying mantis starts life in an egg case, each egg case contains from 100 to 400 eggs. I'm not sure but you could always ask an entomologist or someone who may know a lot about insects. It depends on the species, but most female mantises lay around 30 to 50 eggs in each egg case. read more

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