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fritchie21 Riverside, CA(Zone 9a) Jan 27, 2012

I'm assuming these are the eggs of some sort of insect. I found them on a pole in my vegetable garden. Any ideas? They've been there for a couple of weeks now.

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Jan 28, 2012

This is a praying mantis egg case of some type =)
Not sure which species you have over in CA, but after poking around I'm pretty sure its the California Mantis: Stagmomantis californica.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/192/

Someone who knows CA mantids will have to confirm though XD.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 28, 2012

The egg cases (oothecae) of Stagmomantis californica and Stagmomantis carolina (which also occurs in California) are quite similar - http://bugguide.net/node/view/35361 and http://www.flickr.com/photos/entomopixel/4777910953/, respectively.

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Jan 28, 2012

Did not realize the carolina mantis ranged that far west, could be either one then.

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fritchie21 Riverside, CA(Zone 9a) Jan 28, 2012

Sweet! Thanks for the ID!

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Happy1892 Wake Forest, NC Feb 12, 2012

Stagmomantis californica oothecae are light brown. This ootheca has dark brown and a light brown zipper. It might be Stagmomantis carolina or Stagmomantis limbata. This ootheca's shape is a little different from all the oothecae I have seen of Stagmomantis carolina and Stagmomantis limbata.

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