- 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...
- 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...
- ****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...
-
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...
-
factors may
result in
premature release of the
ootheca,
which can
result in non-viability of the eggs. The
ootheca itself measures 9x3.5x2.5 mm,
housing 30-36...
- 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...
- harborage).
Adult female Adult female laying an
ootheca. From
North Carolina Adult female laying ootheca.
Adult male
captured as a
nymph from
North Carolina...
-
developmental stages: egg, nymph, and adult.
Females produce an egg case (
ootheca)
which protrudes from the tip of the abdomen. On average,
females produce...
-
generally long
external ovipositors, and are
thought not to have laid
ootheca like
modern dictyopterans. ****roaches are po****rly
thought to be an ancient...
