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egg case

n.
1. A protective capsule that contains eggs, produced by certain insects, mollusks, and elasmobranch fishes.
2. See egg sac.
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In February and March 2005, we searched each sub-cell for mantid oothecae, recording the species and height of vegetation on which an egg case had been deposited and its approximate compass orientation.
Dispersion and temperature-associated orientation of Chinese mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae) egg cases
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Once an egg case was completed, the female spider remained with it most of the time, upside down, departing only occasionally to capture prey.
Some observations of Humped spiders (Uloboridae) at Notting Hill, Victoria
Glue your egg case to the middle of your painted paper.
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Bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium punctatum) develop inside a leathery egg case (left) that opens slightly near hatching time.
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One reason health and agriculture officials were able to trace salmonella to the Umpqua Dairy plant is that unlike the strain in the egg case, the strain in the dairy was very uncommon.
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Morphological study of the oviductal gland in the smallnose fanskate Sympterygia bonapartii (Muller and Henle, 1841) (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae)/Estudo morfologico da glandula oviductal no smallnose fanskate Sympterygia bonapartii (Muller and henle, 1841) (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae)
Praying mantis egg case (Ootheca mantidis, Sang Piao Xiao) strengthens kidney energy and helps with urinary incontinence and bedwetting in children.
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