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savedmom03 Wilson, NY Jan 26, 2009

I was loading wood into the stove then I saw something on a piece of wood. Could someone identify it?

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 26, 2009

savedmom03
this isn't the place to ask for identifications. We have an Insect and Spider identification forum here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/bugid/all/
and if you post your query there you may well get a helpful response.

Having said that, I think I know what your strange object is.

I think it is the egg-case (or ootheca) of a Praying Mantis. There is an ootheca very like yours in this article on Praying Mantis: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef418.asp

You might be interested in this article that I wrote on the hatching of baby mantis here in Australia: http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/252/

Kennedy

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zagcadet Homestead, PA Jan 31, 2009

As I browse through the "Bug Files" I see that many entries are related to bugs. kennedyh seems to keep refering those entries to other links.
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the name of the forum is changed to something other than "Bug Files". I say that only because if I was new to or unfamiliar with the website then I would surmise that the "Bug Files" forum would be for "Bugs". Just my thoughts.

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podster Deep East Texas, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 06, 2009

I would agree. I came here to post a question and this was the first thread I came across so was directed to the link but the name does mislead. I share your thoughts.

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SARUCA Columbia, SC May 13, 2009

I FOUND IN MY PLAN SMALL BUG ACCORDING W ITH THE PICTURE ON YOU BUG LIST THE NAME IS PSEUDOCENTIPEDES WHAT CAN I SPRAY WITH
THANK YOU

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Happy1892 Wake Forest, NC Feb 12, 2012

That looks like a Stagmomantis sp. ootheca. The European Mantis oothecae I have seen are the same shape as that ootheca.

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