Definition of Ootheca. Meaning of Ootheca. Synonyms of Ootheca

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Definition of Ootheca

Ootheca
Ootheca O`["o]*the"ca, n.; pl. O["o]thec[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an egg + ? a case.] (Zo["o]l.) An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. O[oe]cium.

Meaning of Ootheca from wikipedia

- An ootheca /oʊ.əˈθiːkə/ (pl.: oothecae /oʊ.əˈθiːsiː/) is a type of egg capsule made by any member of a variety of species including mollusks (such as...
- ****roach develops an ootheca in her abdomen. The abdomen swells as her eggs develop, until the translucent tip of the ootheca begins to protrude from...
- The wasp lands on the ootheca and drums on it with her antennae. During step two, she extends her ovipositor and taps on the ootheca in several places for...
- the ootheca of the ****roach, resulting in an average of 648 parasites per ootheca. The parasites eat the ****roach eggs and emerge from the ootheca as...
- choice, and will attack almost any ootheca of a particular size. The female wasp lays an egg inside the roach ootheca (egg case), and the wasp larva hatches...
- green female) Stagmomantis carolina laying ootheca Recently laid M. religiosa ootheca Hatching from the ootheca Sphodromantis lineola molting ****ual cannibalism...
- The oriental ****roach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black ****roach (as their bodies are mostly dark)...
- nymph Female Periplaneta fuliginosa with ootheca Captured adult and baby roaches around ootheca Empty ootheca American ****roach oothecae When female American...
- running up the sides. The nymphs are brown or black and are burrowers. The ootheca (egg case) is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, is curved, and has indentations...
- antennae and the very pronounced bumps on the pronotum. Females carry the ootheca internally, and release the young nymphs only after her offspring have...